Reviews

Miles Gloriosus by Plautus

andy2907's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

mayam330's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

gio_shelves's review against another edition

3.0

Eh, that's why I don't read much these days...

gio_shelves's review against another edition

2.0

How to literally kill your average rating: read books for uni.

maria_rita19's review against another edition

2.0

2.75 this was (obviously) a required reading for my Latin literature Class and even though I know that Plautus' comedies set up a whole series of characters and situations that were fundamental for the rise of the theatre as we know it, I still didn't like this one. It was boring and it just dragged on and on and on

msand3's review

3.0

My first encounter with Plautus was a mixed bag. I found the characters to be too talkative, with far too much exposition. I appreciate this play’s influence on later comedy, but that might be its greatest drawback: everything felt stale, from the trickery to the “clever slave” trope. Of course, one might argue that such devices in Western comedy began here, but it's just as likely that they existed long before Plautus. I found enough here to enjoy (witty lines and clever interweaving of subplots) to have faith that I might like some of Plautus’ other works.

bookswithlexs's review

2.0

2.5/5

Vuelvo a lo mismo del año pasado, hay escenas graciosas y me he reído más que en la lectura del año pasado pero aún así no logro pillar del todo el gusto a este tipo de lectura.

paseando_entre_paginas's review against another edition

1.0

Una obra que para mí no ha superado el filtro del tiempo. El humor no es el mismo de ahora, no puedes sentirte identificado con los personajes, la trama es floja, presenta incoherencias para el lector actual y el ritmo es lento. Poco puedo sacar de esta lectura, más allá de alguna escena que me ha resultado medianamente divertida.

Reseña completa: https://paseandoentrepaginas.blogspot.com/2021/03/miniresenas-el-soldat-fanfarro-de.html

drunkoctopus's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

soeskongst's review against another edition

3.0

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