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assimbya's review against another edition
3.0
Camus' essentially novelistic sensibilities drag down what could otherwise be extremely fascinating and effective plays. Caligula, while it deals with interesting subject matter, is extremely awkwardly written, and I wonder how it would work on stage. The State of Siege, similar in theme to Camus' novel The Plague, employs some entirely fascinating concepts, but would likely work better if written by Eugene Ionesco. The Misunderstanding and The Just Assassins are somewhat more effective, but the reader is left rather with the impression that Camus' should keep to writing novels and leave the playwriting to Sartre.
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