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thestoryprofessor's review against another edition
2.0
I’m annoyed with Shanley at this point. Every one of his works feels like he is trying to reach for a self-imposed sense of cleverness. This play feels like the epitome of that try-hard cleverness.
Also, I get the feeling that Shanley believes he will create provocative themes if he just repeats the symbolism/metaphors enough times until the point is hammered home. He’s no Stephen King, thank God(!), but there seems to be very little nuance or thoughtfulness to his use of repetition. The characters repeat their own motif over and over again. Conversations seem to go around in circles (this could have been a much shorter play if some trimming took place). The ending is convenient at best.
I felt close to nothing for these characters despite the desire to relate with Anthony. It is no fun to finish a play think that someone else should have written this piece.
Also, I get the feeling that Shanley believes he will create provocative themes if he just repeats the symbolism/metaphors enough times until the point is hammered home. He’s no Stephen King, thank God(!), but there seems to be very little nuance or thoughtfulness to his use of repetition. The characters repeat their own motif over and over again. Conversations seem to go around in circles (this could have been a much shorter play if some trimming took place). The ending is convenient at best.
I felt close to nothing for these characters despite the desire to relate with Anthony. It is no fun to finish a play think that someone else should have written this piece.
juank5607's review against another edition
5.0
Me animé a leer la obra después de ver la película porque me generaba muchísima curiosidad saber cómo se plasmaba por escrito el desenlace de la trama. El texto para el teatro es divertido, original, encierra cierta ternura y es universal disfrazado de peculiaridad. Si la película no te termina de convencer es porque retuerce demasiado lo simple de su germen en el teatro que, para mi gusto, es el encanto de toda la historia.
rosebayreads's review against another edition
this was just as surreal as the movie just condensed
jlsrau's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
machinations's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
2.0
i love the last three pages, but everything else… bizarre
jennchandler's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lovely play about true love and the patience it often takes to find it.
lan_string's review against another edition
3.75
This play took me like two hours to read because I couldn't help but read the entire thing in an Irish accent. Not because it's written in dialect, but because it's so utterly Irish that the words, the pacing, the themes, the sentiments don't even make sense under any other conditions. I thought this got that culture down to a T and it was such a sweet and pure story. Look I literally can't lie, you lost me at the end. Maybe the glibness of it was the point, but I could have done with 5 more pages along the way building up to that ending because bestie WHAT??? It practically became a farce on the last three pages. But the development of relationships was pretty good and all the characters were just precious; I loved them all.
dream_mmdi's review against another edition
4.0
امتیازی که دادم در مقایسه با کتاب قبلی ایشون بود. ۳ونیم
فضای روستایی و دیالوگ های واقعی که چالش های اعضای خانواده رو در مواجهه با مسایل حساس زندگی نمایش میده، عالی هستن.
و پرده اخر ... پوففف واقعی
شنلی توی این نمایشنامه چی میخواد بگه؟ شاید میخواد بگه خیلی زود دیر میشه:)
فضای روستایی و دیالوگ های واقعی که چالش های اعضای خانواده رو در مواجهه با مسایل حساس زندگی نمایش میده، عالی هستن.
و پرده اخر ... پوففف واقعی
شنلی توی این نمایشنامه چی میخواد بگه؟ شاید میخواد بگه خیلی زود دیر میشه:)