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Kicking a Dead Horse by Sam Shepard

shellyhartner's review

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Sometimes difficult experiences make us stronger and sometimes they end with us at the bottom of a deep hole with a dead horse. Without hindsight (or a little foreshadowing), we never know which ending is meant for us. 

The play is a bit heavy handed and dated, and isn't the most compelling, but it works well as a metaphor for all of the things holding us back in life and our difficulty (or inability) to let them go.

gailabby11's review

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dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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