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eb00kie's review against another edition
4.0
A bit long winded and all over the place in tone with rare moments of levity and attempts to break the tragic mould. Kudos for using Troilus as foreshadowing and adding the cool twist ending and meta element with the drapes.
daybreak's review against another edition
4.0
A great play, but one that is not of equal quality throughout.
As many french classic plays, a witty, funny work sprinkled with intelligent philosophical reflections. Here we deal with war, beauty, greed, masculinity, honour etc
A very nice piece of work but that unfortunately has it's flaws. Most female characters are the same (bitingly sarcastic), some parts of the play are a tad confusing (the whole of Helene's first discussion with Hector and Troïlus), other parts go on for too long and are boring.
However, intelligent remarks abound, some characters are remarkably well crafted (Hector), the author chooses to do something unexpected and interesting with others (Oiax) and there is a nice plot twist at the end.
Overall a nice read.
As many french classic plays, a witty, funny work sprinkled with intelligent philosophical reflections. Here we deal with war, beauty, greed, masculinity, honour etc
A very nice piece of work but that unfortunately has it's flaws. Most female characters are the same (bitingly sarcastic), some parts of the play are a tad confusing (the whole of Helene's first discussion with Hector and Troïlus), other parts go on for too long and are boring.
However, intelligent remarks abound, some characters are remarkably well crafted (Hector), the author chooses to do something unexpected and interesting with others (Oiax) and there is a nice plot twist at the end.
Overall a nice read.
karna's review against another edition
2.0
Bof.
Je m'attendais à mieux.
Je ne l'ai peut être pas lu dans les meilleures conditions car j'ai lu juste avant les formidables Helen of Troy de Margaret George et Cassandra de Christa Wolf.
Cette pièce de théâtre m'a paru trop longue et trop bavarde, et sans cesse à la recherche du bon mot, de la phrase qui épatera le lecteur, ce qui rend le récit très artificiel.
Je m'attendais à mieux.
Je ne l'ai peut être pas lu dans les meilleures conditions car j'ai lu juste avant les formidables Helen of Troy de Margaret George et Cassandra de Christa Wolf.
Cette pièce de théâtre m'a paru trop longue et trop bavarde, et sans cesse à la recherche du bon mot, de la phrase qui épatera le lecteur, ce qui rend le récit très artificiel.
ynbvu's review against another edition
3.0
"Anh Quan ne mangera pas du caca!"
[Une vingtaine de scènes plus tard]
"Il mangera du caca."
[Une vingtaine de scènes plus tard]
"Il mangera du caca."
crankylibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
English title: "The Trojan War Will Not Take Place". Giraudoux' deeply pessimistic take on the inevitability of war and human destruction, tempered only slightly by the power of love.
lemonade_lover's review against another edition
5.0
4½ stars.
This play written on the precipice of WW2 proves that war is unavoidable because men are dumb pigs, women are objects and poets are pretentious.
Stay tuned to see if in reading everything inspired by the Trojan war, but not reading the Iliad, I find a book where I like Odysseus.
Would've given it five stars if Odysseus didn't take up 20% of the book.
This play written on the precipice of WW2 proves that war is unavoidable because men are dumb pigs, women are objects and poets are pretentious.
Stay tuned to see if in reading everything inspired by the Trojan war, but not reading the Iliad, I find a book where I like Odysseus.
Would've given it five stars if Odysseus didn't take up 20% of the book.
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