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quercus707's review against another edition
4.0
Such a dysfunctional family, but so many true things. Literature that resists the temptation to have "good" and "bad" characters helps us see the truth of a dysfunctional family constellation- we can all be the strong one, the selfish one, the weak one, the funny one, the brave one, the cruel one.
akellkell's review
dark
funny
reflective
sad
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
4.25
adam_channing's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
lilliputien_'s review against another edition
2.0
Huge disappointment. I loved "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" but this one was simply not entertaining, and, although I'll need to look into the analysis of it, it didn't seem that deep or complex either.
lilliputien_'s review
2.0
Huge disappointment. I loved "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" but this one was simply not entertaining, and, although I'll need to look into the analysis of it, it didn't seem that deep or complex either.
stupidpieceofhuman's review
5.0
my thoughts on "a delicate balance" or what's the problem with rich, white, and privileged americans 101 by edward albee...
this play started off as very confusing for me as it startled me as a reader through its unconventional dissection of the storytelling and narrative progression. that was something unique i found at first until i read the whole play. this is the first time i have read albee and it was breathtaking, heart-stopping reading experience. i didn't expect what was in the end. it also looked like darren aronofsky slightly copied this element for his film, "mother!". this play started out as a satire of rich, white american's lifestyle surviving through chaos and their careless indifference to their own family members. that was ruthlessly portrayed in this play. but if it's not that, then albee has ingeniously fooled me. also, i want to say something about the third act of the play which is all about late realisations about their mistakes. it also has a structures of tobias which has immortalised the play in my honest opinion. that scene is alone classic, unique, and bloody brilliant.
now, about the characters. overall, claire's character stands out as a mighty character who stands against the supposedly patriarchal oppressive structures. some might find her character as an obnoxious one but she is a very different character from the others and that's something extraordinary in this play. she singled out herself as a sane woman by pretending as an 'insane' one. she is like 'the joker' who just wants to watch the whole world burn. but, in the end, you feel simultaneously pity and sympathy for each and every characters. this play's triumph is to carve out the raw human behaviour through the inconsistencies of human nature. this is something that blew my mind away, completely.
two grand american plays back-to-back. awesome, awesome experience!!
this play started off as very confusing for me as it startled me as a reader through its unconventional dissection of the storytelling and narrative progression. that was something unique i found at first until i read the whole play. this is the first time i have read albee and it was breathtaking, heart-stopping reading experience. i didn't expect what was in the end. it also looked like darren aronofsky slightly copied this element for his film, "mother!". this play started out as a satire of rich, white american's lifestyle surviving through chaos and their careless indifference to their own family members. that was ruthlessly portrayed in this play. but if it's not that, then albee has ingeniously fooled me. also, i want to say something about the third act of the play which is all about late realisations about their mistakes. it also has a structures of tobias which has immortalised the play in my honest opinion. that scene is alone classic, unique, and bloody brilliant.
now, about the characters. overall, claire's character stands out as a mighty character who stands against the supposedly patriarchal oppressive structures. some might find her character as an obnoxious one but she is a very different character from the others and that's something extraordinary in this play. she singled out herself as a sane woman by pretending as an 'insane' one. she is like 'the joker' who just wants to watch the whole world burn. but, in the end, you feel simultaneously pity and sympathy for each and every characters. this play's triumph is to carve out the raw human behaviour through the inconsistencies of human nature. this is something that blew my mind away, completely.
two grand american plays back-to-back. awesome, awesome experience!!
charlotte141's review
dark
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5