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jessicajessica101's review against another edition
4.0
Pièce lue pour le français. Une très bonne surprise, moi qui n'aime pas particulièrement les pièces de théâtre, j'ai apprécié celle ci. Même si le début est assez difficile à comprendre, on prends rapidement le rythme et on est entrainé dans cette histoire absurde, invraissamblable et qui en devient drôle par moment. Bien sur, le parallèle avec la guerre est assez évident (montée du nazisme, collaboration) et je trouve ça intéressant la seconde lecture qu'on peut faire de cette pièce, en apparence absurde mais qui a un sens caché.
enfin, petit déception pour la fin, assez courte, brève, je me serrais attendue à quelques chose d'autres, de plus développé.
Cependant, ce livre reste facilement une de mes pièces de théâtre préférées !
enfin, petit déception pour la fin, assez courte, brève, je me serrais attendue à quelques chose d'autres, de plus développé.
Cependant, ce livre reste facilement une de mes pièces de théâtre préférées !
dom_brlw's review against another edition
3.0
This was such a weird book... I mean it's Ionesco so I knew that it would be but still... It was very very weird...
JEAN: I don’t care what you feel. Brrr…
< Spoiler Alerts >
A comfortable and peaceful town of France suddenly sees something quite unusual happen. Indeed, a rhinoceros crossed the town's square. Quickly followed by another one. Debates arise, was there only one, or two? How could this be possible? Are they/Is it Asian or African? I tell you, it didn't end well. Soon, colleagues of the protagonist start metamorphosing into rhinoceroses, including his best friend and his girlfriend. Berenger ends up all alone, surrounded by rhinoceroses and he is determined to survive.
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JEAN: I don’t care what you feel. Brrr…
< Spoiler Alerts >
A comfortable and peaceful town of France suddenly sees something quite unusual happen. Indeed, a rhinoceros crossed the town's square. Quickly followed by another one. Debates arise, was there only one, or two? How could this be possible? Are they/Is it Asian or African? I tell you, it didn't end well. Soon, colleagues of the protagonist start metamorphosing into rhinoceroses, including his best friend and his girlfriend. Berenger ends up all alone, surrounded by rhinoceroses and he is determined to survive.
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sarahrlm's review against another edition
5.0
Je commence tout juste à m'intéresser au théâtre de l'absurde et cette lecture m'a encore plus confortée dans cette voie. Cette critique de l'horreur humaine et du totalitarisme dans la vision d'un auteur d'après guerre m'a bouleversée. L'apparente "vacuité" des dialogues laisse place à une réelle réflexion sur l'homme, sur la politique, sur la guerre civile..J'ai tout simplement adoré, je l'ai dévoré en une journée.
celiananas's review against another edition
3.0
3,5
To read a book dealing with such a hard topic during an already difficult time wasn't the best idea, but it was really good!
To read a book dealing with such a hard topic during an already difficult time wasn't the best idea, but it was really good!
haydan0640_'s review against another edition
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
archiek's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
shadowcreeks's review against another edition
3.0
Not half bad. It did bother me that I had to read it for school but it turned out to be kind of funny and more meaningful than I expected it to be. There are a fair share of good puns in there too.