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Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett

3.69 AVERAGE

challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a bit hard to rate, because it's so unique compared to what I've read before. I liked the second act a lot more than the first, as the meaning wasn't really clear to me before then. I also feel like this was quite a visual play, and I struggled to picture it, just based on the text alone. Despite this, I found it to be a very interesting exploration on meaning, and truly appreciate the uniqueness.
challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

This might be one of those plays I need to read(or watch) a couple times before "getting it". But for what it was it was fun.
dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jagisoffline's review

3.5
funny mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Was assigned this for literature class. This had a very absurdist vibe to it, and while it was quite funny in moments, and sometimes had something interesting to say, a lot of it felt empty of actual meaning. And yes, I get that's the point, but I didn't like it. I've enjoyed other absurdist books, like The Metamorphosis, that I felt had more meaning. A part of me did find it entertaining, and there is somewhat of a message about the nature of human life, but overall, it's not for me. I would have liked this more if it had been shorter, because I feel that it could have conveyed the same message in a much shorter amount of time, and would have been of a better quality if it was.

this play is is what it feels like to live in a pandemic/post-pandemic world
reflective