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4.48 Psychose by Sarah Kane

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

juliaannhelene's review against another edition

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4.0

Feels wrong to rate or even review this.

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2.0

This is a love it or hate it play. It is so emotionally upsetting and draining, it can't possibly leave you indifferent. The most disturbing fact about 4.48 Psychosis is that it's autobiographical. I cannot imagine what Sarah Kane has been through to end up feeling this... depressed. She eventually committed suicide (the play is, after all, a genuine suicide note) by hanging herself in a bathroom at London King's College.
I found this steam of consciousness repetitive, depressing, torturous and downright nauseating. Nevertheless, I have to give props to Sarah for describing her feelings and mental state so sickeningly well.