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3.1 AVERAGE
3.1 AVERAGE
leigh_reidelberger's review against another edition
3.0
"...if people could only get to grips with what it is that needs to be done, they would be willing to change. Empathy, I thought, logic, would win out."
George's last little monologue was probably my favorite part of this play, sadly, it came at the end. Just as you find yourself hoping for a little more philosophical...umph? It's over.
I didn't mind this play at all, and found bits of it perfectly entertaining. I do believe the description of the play was way more interesting than what was actually written. Nick Payne is a fine playwright, but so much of this particular example is probably best seen performed, and not read. Much of what I was expecting didn't really come through in the written text. The relationships were on the brink of being something, but they fell short of being anything other than sort of basic. Again, I expect seeing it performed would allow for all the character nuances to really shine and to see more the conflicts, struggles, and awkwardness that seems to follow this family around.
George's last little monologue was probably my favorite part of this play, sadly, it came at the end. Just as you find yourself hoping for a little more philosophical...umph? It's over.
I didn't mind this play at all, and found bits of it perfectly entertaining. I do believe the description of the play was way more interesting than what was actually written. Nick Payne is a fine playwright, but so much of this particular example is probably best seen performed, and not read. Much of what I was expecting didn't really come through in the written text. The relationships were on the brink of being something, but they fell short of being anything other than sort of basic. Again, I expect seeing it performed would allow for all the character nuances to really shine and to see more the conflicts, struggles, and awkwardness that seems to follow this family around.
elliecdoig's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated
4.25