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A Puerta Cerrada (Spanish Edition)

Conversaba con un amigo el otro día sobre The Good Place, él no había visto la serie y cuando le expliqué parte de la trama, me dijo “¡es como ‘La habitación Cerrada’ de Sartre!”

Así que aquí estoy, en un breve retorno al ilustrado infierno del existencialismo, todo por amor a la televisión y a los buenos guiones.

Es divertido reconocer en el texto las fuentes de inspiración para crear a Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani y Janet.

¿Vale la pena leer esta obra hoy en día si no has visto The Good Place? Si te interesa la historia de la filosofía occidental, o la filosofía en general, o el teatro; sí. En realidad, las obras inmortales son las que tocan temas universales, las que pueden ser reinterpretadas en cualquier formato, en cualquier época, porque las preguntas sin respuesta nunca dejan de aguijonearnos. Si en algo acertaron los existencialistas, y sobre todo Sartre en esta obra, es en la permanencia de ese sutil pero profundo y constante sufrimiento sobre nuestro origen y destino y el estado intermedio, el cuerpo, que se pone aún más de manifiesto en presencia de otros.

Más importante aún: ¿vale la pena ver The Good Place? Mil veces sí.

Perdóname, Sartre. El infierno son los reviews de Goodreads.

clone's review against another edition

3.0

This seemed hastily written. There are some interesting character types and conflicts that were sometimes fun but sometimes repetitive or unsatisfying. I got a much clearer idea of Sartre's thoughts on identity perception and judgment by reading an interview.

antivancrowe's review against another edition

3.0

Characters 3| Setting 3| Writing 3| Plot 2| Enjoyability 2

Overall Rating: 2.5

I don't read many plays, but I read this for bookclub and it's a fast read. I want to actually watch this actually on screen, but It was interesting hearing why each character ended up in this hell, but really what was the point? There didn't really seem to be a rhyme or reason for the situation.

I may be missing something from this.

katsusho_'s review against another edition

3.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

- This was quite alright, the concept quite intriguing, and the dynamics between the characters were amusing.

Content Warnings

david_rhee's review against another edition

4.0

I started, stopped, and restarted this one a few times. I couldn't get going because I was trying to read an awkward pdf of the play, but I finally just sat down at a bookstore and finished a paper copy. I enjoyed the buildup which was good for a few chuckles near the end; it was prepared perfectly by the setting. Three strangers who had just died are admitted to hell which is just a furnished room with no mirrors, no windows, no outside communication, and no way out. They are all expecting a torturer but find out that there is no need for one. It always seems that two separate existences might agree to maintain a lie, or to keep silent on a guilty past, or whatever is needed for some semblance of peace...but that third existence who can't leave the room upsets the precarious balancing act. Very original idea and conception of hell. Who needs all those licking flames, lakes of sulfur, and instruments of torture when you have each other?

bunny_colored_books's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

logarithms's review against another edition

2.0

2.75
i kinda...don't get it...
this didnt feel like hell at all? like are they really torturing each other? they're just talking. it felt like the characters were getting worked up about literally nothing. (probably this is all more effective in the play form, since the delivery/tone impacts the 'hellishness') (starting to think i've gotten too apathetic. somehow my only guiding principles in life have become the "when there's too much drama at school, just walk awayayay" and "calm down. its relaxation. chill out. stop screaming" vines...)
maybe if they all came to terms with their own lives, they could talk normally and subvert hell (so hell isnt actually other people...its yourself...? since the 'hell' part of these other people was that they told you things that you didnt want to hear because they messed with your self image...?)
and how was this even torture for inez? she's doing what she loved (being mean). hell is having to be stuck in a room with straight people trying to bang...? (mood, but still)
honestly the ending felt like they escaped hell - cause sure hell is other people but so is life, yknow? (as in life is other people. i guess by a->b->c logic then life = hell) so they started a new take on living?

this quote was cool:
"Your scare me rather. My reflection in the glass never did that; of course, I knew it so well. Like something I had tamed...I'm going to smile, and my smile will sink down into your pupils, and heaven knows what it will become."

i wish i could get into the mind of past me and find out what compelled me to add this to my tbr - then i would atleast know what i was trying to gain from reading :-(
(ok i THINK i added it cause i read that it was a major inspiration for the good place. hm. the good place is way better (atleast until the start of season 3. i havent watched the rest) :P)
most torturous part of this version of hell is not having a window to stare out of tbh. like how can u daydream and/or think without a window