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infinitespace's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
ebussa47's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
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
4.0
jackieeh's review against another edition
4.0
Is it The History Boys? No. Is it still pretty great? Yes. Is it one of the five places I’ve encountered Benjamin Britten recently? Yes.
Here’s the thing. Following up on The History Boys with this may have raised a lot of eyebrows with such overlapping themes as: dubious underage consent, enterprising young men named Stuart, close reading on stage. But it didn’t, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the power of Bennett.
Here’s the thing. Following up on The History Boys with this may have raised a lot of eyebrows with such overlapping themes as: dubious underage consent, enterprising young men named Stuart, close reading on stage. But it didn’t, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the power of Bennett.
feeohnaemily's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-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
2.75
alyssaacula's review against another edition
It wasn't as looooong as I thought it would be. I ket putting reading this one off because I thoughg it was going to be boring but it wasn't. I actually enjoyed it, but I'm going to be rereading it 'cause I didn't really understand it although I quite get what it's trying to say. I haven't read a play in years so the dialogue format confused me especially since this is basically a play within a play. I'll need to do some research about some of the characters since I don't know them all, which contributed considerably in the perplexity I felt while reading this.
ldjdbooks's review against another edition
funny
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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