Reviews

Three Plays: Blood Wedding, Yerma, The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca

louisaanng's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

I loved reading the last two plays. Blood wedding was confusing, long, and boring. I wouldn't read it again and I give it 1 star. Yerma was fascinating. Easy to read, entertaining, and special. It deserves 5 stars and I'll definitely read it again. The House of Bernarda Alba was captivating and I finally understood why is such a regarded classic. However, I felt the ending was rushed, and there could have been more space for character development. In my opinion, it deserves 4.5 stars. Coming into these books I expected nothing. But I got so much insight into what it means to be a woman, and the standards society places on us. Overall, this compilation of books gets 4 stars from me 

tinker314's review against another edition

5.0

What a delight this was. Although I had previously read all three plays in Spanish this was my first time reading these translations. I found that they stayed true to the original works and still managed to preserve the flavor of these three tragedies.

zainab25's review against another edition

2.0

this was so boring and predictable

eleanorgking's review against another edition

2.0

A bunch of sisters who all think some guy called Pepe is a complete stud whilst their mother shouts at them. Huh.

saltyy_sarah's review

3.0

(Blood Wedding) I wasn't a fan of how this play was translated. I don't think it flowed very well and I think it lost some of its tension and drama in translation. It's a shame because I think this is a very powerful and symbolic play, some of the lines just ruined it for me