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A Puerta Cerrada (Spanish Edition)

Jean-Paul Sartre

4.05 AVERAGE

reagamh's review against another edition

5.0

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One always dies too soon-- or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are-- your life, and nothing else.

Hell is other people!

shaq's review against another edition

2.0

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Interesting idea but honestly kinda fell short. I was honestly pretty excited about reading this, especially considering this was potentially my first play, but the overall theme just didn't really settle with me.
The idea of Hell 'other people' is something that sounds profound but ultimately isn't. It's a form of self punishment that no one would actually incur if they were being punished for it.
Even though we are seeing the actions of despicable people, the concept that given the chance of confirmed redemption, one would forgo it to fall for their vices simply doesn't make sense to me.
Ultimately, a nice intro to plays but not one that stands well the more you think about it.

kljuse's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vaudevillianveteran's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ame_'s review against another edition

4.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

burgundy_fairy's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad tense 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

thewaywardchild's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

paolomzmr's review against another edition

2.75

challenging funny 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

nathiddles_106's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity

klokar's review against another edition

3.25

dark reflective sad fast-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