Reviews

Happy Days by Samuel Beckett

bluelilyblue's review

5.0

thank you samuel beckett i am now having an existential crisis in the library!

magireads's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

literaryinluv's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

tillygw's review

challenging funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Beckett confuses and frustrates while retaining our compassion for a woman whose voice is trivial but is the sound of a fractured desperation for freedom. 

willthesecond's review

3.0

Samuel Beckett was my first entrance into plays and playwriting and between his lines he has much to say that I admire. “Happy Days” has depth that borders on the nonsensical.

alm0ndwitch's review

2.0

As good as a story can be when there’s only on setting

pugslikemybooks's review against another edition

3.0

idk what drugs samuel beckett was on but hey. pretty good.

bigdreamer_897's review against another edition

3.0

Willie e Winnie sono i protagonisti attori di quest'opera teatrale, in cui Beckett mostra l'impossibilità di riscattarsi dalla sua tragica condizione esistenziale: lei è sempre più sepolta in un cumulo di sabbia, quasi impossibilitata a muoversi, mentre lui vive in una buca, alle spalle dela moglie e, nonostante riesca a muoversi (seppur strisciando, ha molte difficoltà a raggiungerla. Unica distrazione per Winnie è frugare nella sua borsa e tirare fuori e rimettere dentro i vari oggetti.
Mi è piaciuto abbastanza, ma nonostante sia breve e ripetitivo, non è di facile comprensione

skeltonse's review

it’s your basic middle aged couple fighting in a pared down settling thing that was popular in the 1950‘s
Also i read the German translation so…should reread someday for better comprehension 

rawb's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0