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casparb's review against another edition
4.0
Certainly not joyous but Brecht shines in his arrangement of these vignettes, almost parables of daily life in the mid-30s Third Reich. They tap into something adjacent to reality that appears to me like nothing else I've encountered that attempts to represent the era. Perhaps Brecht's trick is range - 24 troubling windows into so many lives flicker in and out with a thematic consistency that never struck me as if Brecht was twisting each encounter to prove a political nuance, but rather that life would play out.
I read a lot of this with regard to the Decision, in the Kierkegaardian/Derridean sense. This translation also has a slight Kafkan ring - the phrase 'before the law' conspicuously appears so I couldn't help applying a little Derrida there. So looking with the decision or the structural inability to decide. Probably the Judge scene is the most obvious example here but I was thinking largely elsewhere
I read a lot of this with regard to the Decision, in the Kierkegaardian/Derridean sense. This translation also has a slight Kafkan ring - the phrase 'before the law' conspicuously appears so I couldn't help applying a little Derrida there. So looking with the decision or the structural inability to decide. Probably the Judge scene is the most obvious example here but I was thinking largely elsewhere
commiemausnia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
ostrava's review against another edition
5.0
A collection of sketches portraying the reality of fascism in the pre-war Germany of the 1930s. Of varying quality, and mostly superfluous in its message, but its historical value is undeniable and its representation of the angst of the era is an appropriately didactic instrument. For teenagers in particular.
Second Reading (selected fragments):
I disagree with my former review. While on the surface it does remain more simplistic once you dive in deeply the stories do evoque more variety than I was willing to give them credit for. The Jewish Woman and The Spy are two very different stories that compliment each other quite well and show a great contrast of what the Nazi Era looked like. The Ex-Literature so far has been very enjoyable, maybe I could try some "Innere Emigration" next.
Second Reading (selected fragments):
I disagree with my former review. While on the surface it does remain more simplistic once you dive in deeply the stories do evoque more variety than I was willing to give them credit for. The Jewish Woman and The Spy are two very different stories that compliment each other quite well and show a great contrast of what the Nazi Era looked like. The Ex-Literature so far has been very enjoyable, maybe I could try some "Innere Emigration" next.
lisalcx's review
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
grinningcheshire's review against another edition
4.0
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This was so good! I'd thought I'd find it hard to be absorbed into the stories inside this play, just because there were so many and they were all unconnected but I was wrong! It was fascinating to see these snippets of life imagined in Nazi Germany. Some scenes are only a page or two while others go on much longer. All of them were engaging in their own ways and I don't think there was any that I was bored by. The writing was great and I truly think that there will be something in here for everyone.
This was so good! I'd thought I'd find it hard to be absorbed into the stories inside this play, just because there were so many and they were all unconnected but I was wrong! It was fascinating to see these snippets of life imagined in Nazi Germany. Some scenes are only a page or two while others go on much longer. All of them were engaging in their own ways and I don't think there was any that I was bored by. The writing was great and I truly think that there will be something in here for everyone.
maisiejane's review against another edition
4.0
I cannot wait to perform this play for my drama show !!!
peiman198913's review against another edition
4.0
در این کتاب با 24 نمایشنامه ی کوتاه سر و کار داریم که همه در مورد اوضاع و احوال آلمان در هنگامه ی به حکومت رسیدن هیتلر هست. چندتا نمایشنامه ی شاهکار داره و بقیه هم اکثرا قابل قبول هستند. قلم گزنده ی برشت هم که بر همگان هویداست. همیشه موقع خوندن آثاری در مورد رژیم های دیکتاتوری به این نتیجه میرسم که اینکه اسم حکومت چیه و بر چه اساس خودش رو محق میدونه که حکومت کنه، هیچ تاثیری در مدل و ظلم و ستمی که روا داشته میشه نداره. برای همینه که افرادی که تحت یک حکومت دیکتاتوری زندگی کردن همیشه با خوندن سرگذشت و اوضاع و احوال مردم در دیگر رژیم های دیکتاتوری با اونها همذات پنداری میکنن. فقط کافیه اسم رایش سوم و یک سری اسم خاص رو توی کتاب تغییر بدی تا ترس و نکبت یک جای دیگه رو بخونی.ه
kristinadixon97's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating play with stupendous characters. Wonderfully written.