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Caligula by David Greig, Albert Camus

28yoyo's review

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dark fast-paced

4.0

kisa_044's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.0

isseyreads's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

orsic13's review

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

3.5

juliettee's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

aliceboule's review against another edition

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4.0

J’ai adoré le style de Camus. On comprend facilement pourquoi il est aussi connu. Cependant, l’histoire de Caligula est tellement folle, qu’on perd un peu la tête en essayant de comprendre. Cela était peut-être l’intention de Camus.

En revanche, j’ai beaucoup aimé “Le Malentendu.” Le peu de personage dans cette piece fait que le regard se pose sur chaque rencontre avec plus d’attention (ce que je préfère).

matin45's review

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dark inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

countess_athena's review against another edition

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3.0

خواندنش برام سخت بود. یهو به خودم میومدم میدیدم هیچی نفهمیدم.

fergoose_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

is it a play? it feels more like another philosophical argument wrapped up in caligula's monologues... any other character is rather weak and forgettable - it's not awful but it's not really a play if there's no interesting drama 

costume_man's review against another edition

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4.5

Je ne crois pas avoir vraiment compris, mais c'était très drôle. Le fait que Caligula soit un philosophe comme ça donne vraiment un côté très amusant à la pièce, malgré ce à quoi on pourrait s'attendre. Par contre il y a vraiment des passages où on se demande comment on peut possiblement mettre ça en scène (genre la scène de l'asthme).