Reviews - Waiting for Godot

2.97k reviews for:

Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett

3.69 AVERAGE

miiosky's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

theosighs's review against another edition

4.25

unbearable, as it should be

doomer416's review against another edition

4.0

the themes of absurdism and existentialism, alongside with the symbolisation of Godot and the tree were spectacularly done; yet my favourite aspect was HOW FUCKING GAY IT WAS.

emma_pk's review against another edition

4.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

forestgreen101's review against another edition

1.0

When I ventured out to read this play, I (mistakenly) set out with high expectations. Emboldened by my newfound curiosity (and my English teacher persuading me it was a good play), I journeyed out into the world of Godot, where nothing actually makes sense, and the characters repeat the same question of “Why can’t we leave?”, with the absolutely thrilling answer of “We’re waiting for Godot”. This play is so bad that it is completely burned into my senses, and I have a visceral feeling of downright despair every time I hear the infinitive “to wait” in any context. But maybe that was the point. Beckett decided to write a play, of which the main selling point is that “nothing happens twice”. I can guarantee that the only thing worse than reading this torturous play, is actually going to the theatre, and paying money to see it.