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jamesbarrow's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
3.25
futurama1979's review against another edition
4.0
⟶ 4.5/5 stars
A once in a lifetime play that all at once stands as a piece of literature on its own and inspires the reader to imagine stagings and need to watch it play out. It's the classic story of a young genius who's cryptic work has been lost to the sands of time and the researchers and mathematicians who rediscover her equations, told in the most beautiful, witty, brilliant trans-temporal way imaginable.
If you like stories about history, time, mathematics, relationships, academia, tortoises, or all of the above, this is definitely the play for you. There were lines of this that were so to the point - either in humor or in poetry and sometimes both - that they just stopped me in my tracks. Another masterpiece by Mr. Stoppard all in all.
Only reason for 4/5 is that my standard is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and I have yet to find anything, even this gem, in the 20th century script world that lives up to it.
A once in a lifetime play that all at once stands as a piece of literature on its own and inspires the reader to imagine stagings and need to watch it play out. It's the classic story of a young genius who's cryptic work has been lost to the sands of time and the researchers and mathematicians who rediscover her equations, told in the most beautiful, witty, brilliant trans-temporal way imaginable.
If you like stories about history, time, mathematics, relationships, academia, tortoises, or all of the above, this is definitely the play for you. There were lines of this that were so to the point - either in humor or in poetry and sometimes both - that they just stopped me in my tracks. Another masterpiece by Mr. Stoppard all in all.
Only reason for 4/5 is that my standard is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and I have yet to find anything, even this gem, in the 20th century script world that lives up to it.
avidwhale's review against another edition
2.0
uhhhhh..... sex...... knowledge..... hermitages... i have no valid reason or position to be in to properly justify my rating but I couldn't pay too much attention to it in class
piper_k42's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
leighaa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
kuruty's review against another edition
2.5
This book would be for someone who is in the mood for something: extremely pretentious, sometimes funny, and cleverly structured.
kerropiz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i loved this play so much. it was exactly up my alley, and i genuinely stayed up thinking about it.
the concept that knowledge will never be lost and can always be found, or even the concept that nothing, in the ultimate pursuit of knowledge and understanding, is ever trivial, is so lovely and a little inspiring.
gus’s mysterious nature is a great inclusion into the strange nature of the universe and the mysteriousness of it — that small bit of chaos theory.
the concept that knowledge will never be lost and can always be found, or even the concept that nothing, in the ultimate pursuit of knowledge and understanding, is ever trivial, is so lovely and a little inspiring.
gus’s mysterious nature is a great inclusion into the strange nature of the universe and the mysteriousness of it — that small bit of chaos theory.
oceany's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
5.0