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theratcave's review
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a good read, I genuinely really enjoyed this. I know I didn’t really end up getting any good speech material from it, which is a shame too because Adam would be perfect age and person for me to take from it, but he just didn’t have any good adaptable monologues.
However the play as a whole was a blast to read and the entertainment really came through the page, I loved reading it. I also read it partially on the way to Paris on the ferry, and partially at the Airbnb in Paris so it’ll be a memento story for me I’m sure. Even though I couldn’t take anything from this one specific, it’s put Alan Ayckbourn and his writing style in my books for sure.
God bless Adam and Jacie, especially Jacie, I hope she finds herself.
I would love to see this play one day.
However the play as a whole was a blast to read and the entertainment really came through the page, I loved reading it. I also read it partially on the way to Paris on the ferry, and partially at the Airbnb in Paris so it’ll be a memento story for me I’m sure. Even though I couldn’t take anything from this one specific, it’s put Alan Ayckbourn and his writing style in my books for sure.
God bless Adam and Jacie, especially Jacie, I hope she finds herself.
I would love to see this play one day.
thetheatricallinguist's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
christinejean's review
4.0
I mostly very much enjoyed this engaging play. Set in a future where the technology is advanced (but not too advanced, if that makes sense) and androids have replaced a lot of the low level actors /some service people. I thought it made some good points about technology , love, and projecting on to people what you want to see. However, knocked a star off because I go back and forth about whether the end (particularly the last two pages) un-did all that.
christinejean's review against another edition
4.0
I mostly very much enjoyed this engaging play. Set in a future where the technology is advanced (but not too advanced, if that makes sense) and androids have replaced a lot of the low level actors /some service people. I thought it made some good points about technology , love, and projecting on to people what you want to see. However, knocked a star off because I go back and forth about whether the end (particularly the last two pages) un-did all that.
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