Rating: - Very Odd play...
I was required to purchase this play for a Theatre class. Personally I don't care for the script. I feel like it is a bit hard to follow and unsatisfying.
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Rating: - Waiting for the book to end...
If the author was trying to effect in the reader the pain of interminable, open-ended waiting in line with no insight as to when the line might move, with no other diversions, he succeeded. I found this book excruciating to read. Imagine the dull rambling--desalinated of anything whatsoever interesting--of two nondescript nobodies with nothing to say. That pretty much sums it up. Once one gets that, then some nuances come in to play. First, it is funny at times. The author manages to insert some subtle plays on words; irony; playful symbolism. These are not pointed to with a neon sign, but have to be watched for--no sleeping here! The insertion of the rich man and his human 'horse' pulling a cart was truly demented. While there may be a few ways to take this work, I'll stick with re-interpreting the phrase 'waiting for Godot' not to mean a long wait, but rather an interminable wait so filled with boredom that not only can I understand why the characters in this play considered suicide, but wonder why I am not considering it as well.
Rating: - Too Abstract
I am not a very big fan of reading plays but appreciate the humor of "The Importance of Being Earnest" and the drama and tragedy of "Death of a Salesman". This play, however, didn't do anything for me. The plot (characters waiting for someone who never comes) intrigued me and was very original. The dialog, though, was too abstract and I thought could have been a lot better. This is a very quick and easy read though so not too much of an investment to read.
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