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larnrosemurgy's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
dinara221b's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
lan_string's review against another edition
3.75
Objectively, the actual writing was a little amateur, probably deserves a 3.5. But I enjoyed reading it. The conceit was a perfect balance of weird and reverent. You can definitely tell this is an early work for her, but you’re getting all the beginnings of her absurdist, queer, important-issues career.
bridget_books's review against another edition
3.0
This is an interesting play about a dark topic. I think the way it goes about it is really well done with the different characters and their parts to play. It took quite a while for me to actually feel for the characters because it starts off so strangely, but by the end I could really understand their situation and felt for them. The way it portrays the grief and trauma of the situation makes you emotional as a reader.
catdad77a45's review
1.0
G-d, how I hated every minute of this. I didn't think much of Silverman's breakthrough play, [b:Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties|39068610|Collective Rage A Play in Five Betties (Oberon Modern Plays)|Jen Silverman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520395317l/39068610._SY75_.jpg|60618407], and this earlier one fares even worse. She takes a very serious, tragic subject matter (stillborn births) ... and takes a huge, smelly dump all over it. By the time the guilt-ridden failed midwife puts on the outfit of the teenage dominatrix who wants an abortion, and starts fitting nipple clamps to pumpkins, while the stillborn 'baby' played by a tall man in a diaper who keeps going 'Wow!" looks on (I only WISH I were making this up!), well, sorry, you've lost me.
hannacollects's review
i read this for uni and currently i'm trying to write a paper about it and well, this play has really grown on me. in the beginning i wasn't sure what to think but now i really like it! it's so weird and even though it's about the saddest thing in the world, it's pretty enjoyable, sometimes even ....fun?
i love how it deals with emotions. it shows that no feeling is simple, especially in such a difficult situation. it treats its characters carefully. its simple language is straight to the point. it opposes gender stereotypes. and i reallyreally want to see it on stage :( :(
fav quotes:
- “You look like the sort of woman who’s got better things to do than marry a man.”
- “I’m sorry. I’m not an emotional person. These are not emotions, per se. I prefer to think of them as - natural disasters.”
- “I don’t really like people that much but you’re OK.”
- “You broke my heart. You break my heart. I didn’t know I had a heart until you broke it.”
yes, i'm procrastinating.
i love how it deals with emotions. it shows that no feeling is simple, especially in such a difficult situation. it treats its characters carefully. its simple language is straight to the point. it opposes gender stereotypes. and i reallyreally want to see it on stage :( :(
fav quotes:
- “You look like the sort of woman who’s got better things to do than marry a man.”
- “I’m sorry. I’m not an emotional person. These are not emotions, per se. I prefer to think of them as - natural disasters.”
- “I don’t really like people that much but you’re OK.”
- “You broke my heart. You break my heart. I didn’t know I had a heart until you broke it.”
yes, i'm procrastinating.
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