Reviews

ملكه‌ی زیبایی لی‌نین by Martin McDonagh

jackgracie's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

2.0

Fun dialog over a threadbare story. 'shock' ending feels cheap today.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

mistellation's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

amandareadsfiction's review against another edition

5.0

Poignant, dark, and funny in a way that McDonagh alone seems to capture. It’s simple and tragic and yet I cackled out loud more than a few times.

McDonagh is an expert at conveying the honest and raw realities of the human experience. He does so much with so little—providing layers within what seems like so little about nothing much at all.

novel_ideas's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

casspro's review against another edition

4.0

Read for an Irish Literature class in college. This is the play that introduced me to my love of Martin McDonagh. It's harsh, brutal, touching, and realistic. All good things in contemporary theatre. Do not bypass this one on your way to reading "Behanding in Spokane" or "Lieutenant of Inishmore".

isabel_ali's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

arp_3103's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.75

amessina3399's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

kimberly_levaco's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.25

Expected darkly comedic instead got dark. But it’s mcdonagh so it’s dark in the best way possible.

jhamm's review against another edition

4.0

Absolutely loved it! I’m a huge fan of Martin McDonagh’s filmography, and so when I learned he started out as a playwright, I knew I wanted to try and read some of his plays. Considering the fact that this is supposed to be performed and not necessarily read, it’s incredible how engaging the story is. The plot isn’t too insane, but the characters and dialogue more than make up for it. Martin McDonagh is truly a gifted storyteller and I can’t wait to read more of his plays!