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Alice in Bed: A Play in Eight Scenes by Susan Sontag

shiradfrankel's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

lunablch's review

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dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5

rhiannon_ling_'s review

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

3.5

sarahfonseca's review

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4.0

Second reading begets higher rating.

losethegirl's review

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

heed the other reviews' warnings about the writing style

ardenannphillips's review

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4.5

I need to direct this play like NOW

jormungad's review

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

3.75

choosing the “it’s complicated” option for the last question “are the flaws of the main character(s) a main focus of the book?” every time i cannot decide if the society and patriarchy in particular can be considered characters of a story. 

chrism1's review

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1.0

Sontag had an interesting idea, but the dialogue is just atrocious. The dialogue feels as if it were taken from a college essay. Painful to read, and for some bizarre reason, I stuck it out to the end. I was not rewarded by Sontag's writing for doing so.

c_o_l_e's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

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eleanorp912's review

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

3.5