Reviews

Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Suzan-Lori Parks

molly9900's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

srmeehan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

themorsecode's review against another edition

4.0

Royal Court Theatre. Tonally a little strange at times but some excellent moments, particularly in the 2nd act. Spoilt some what by the old woman next to me muttering criticisms of the play whilst asleep(!) Bring on Parts 4-9

jessewritecase's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

sararidout's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

isabellemay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kimberly_levaco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Suzan-Lori Parks sill at transposing Greek tragedy into  stunningly vibrant and necessary pieces of drama is second only too Eugene O’Neil. This vivid drama soars though it’s lyrical dialogue and important themes, whilst still maintaining  enough humor to lend brevity to the tough subject matter.

imme2461's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the book very much until I got to the third act. When Oddsee started telling about the war, the story lost credibility in my eyes. I am not sure why the author has a talking dog but it was at that time I became disappointed in the story. Until then I really liked this story.

not_mike's review against another edition

4.0

play.

Captivating.

dkrane's review against another edition

5.0

A stunning triptych that reclaims history while pointing to a still distant promised land.

Part 2 is dazzling.