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A review by ajb24
After the Fall by Arthur Miller
2.0
I didn’t really know what was going on in this. I think this is something you either have to see performed IRL so you can see the stage cues and what’s going on or you have to read it to see the stage directions. Since I was just listening to it I just heard a lot of musical transitions but didn’t know what they meant. Since the plot is so disjointed I ended up being very confused. I don’t have much opinion about the plot itself, except that since it’s autobiographical I usually forgot that the main character was a character and not just Arthur Miller.
And even though I didn’t much know what was going on, I can appreciate Miller’s ability to develop characters (he’s especially good at tragic characters). I know I added this book to my list after I read The Crucible and Death of a Salesman in high school and I really liked his writing style. There’s hints of that ability here, just the plot itself had me lost so it’s not my favorite thing ever (I don’t think it’ll impact me much at all actually, especially since a major factor in my choosing to read this was that it was a short audiobook and I want to clear my to-read shelf, so I read this almost out of self-obligation rather than genuine interest)
And even though I didn’t much know what was going on, I can appreciate Miller’s ability to develop characters (he’s especially good at tragic characters). I know I added this book to my list after I read The Crucible and Death of a Salesman in high school and I really liked his writing style. There’s hints of that ability here, just the plot itself had me lost so it’s not my favorite thing ever (I don’t think it’ll impact me much at all actually, especially since a major factor in my choosing to read this was that it was a short audiobook and I want to clear my to-read shelf, so I read this almost out of self-obligation rather than genuine interest)