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A review by michael__
Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill
3.0
As soon as I started reading this, my first thought was Oh, dear lord, the accents. O'Neill takes full advantage of colloquial dialogue in this play, but though it might be annoying at first, you fall into the pattern of it pretty easily.
As I said, I was pretty lukewarm about this play as I went into it. I didn't really see where it was all going, but it pays off in the end. The climax was done very nicely, and though it was very soap-opera-esque, it was enjoyable.
Overall, if you can get past O'Neill's Southern twang, this should be an enjoyable read once you reach the end.
As I said, I was pretty lukewarm about this play as I went into it. I didn't really see where it was all going, but it pays off in the end. The climax was done very nicely, and though it was very soap-opera-esque, it was enjoyable.
Overall, if you can get past O'Neill's Southern twang, this should be an enjoyable read once you reach the end.