Reviews

The Effect by Lucy Prebble

sullyvan's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

cora_jane's review against another edition

4.0

I got this as a part of the national theatres "play in the post" service, it was a play i had already been wanting to read, and I really enjoyed the play. I loved the dynamic between Connie and Tristan, I thought that the idea of "is this love, or is this a side affect?" was something that was a really interesting concept, and that it was done in a way that I adored. I really enjoyed the way that Dr. James interacted with the both of them, especially after what Toby revealed!

The ending of the play has left me a bit confused, and I am unsure of what I was to get from it and I felt as though I did miss something. Overall though I enjoyed the play and am really happy i got to read it!

kerrianne10's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

alexx_hofmann's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

joeldrama's review against another edition

5.0

I read through this very quickly but it's left me with a lot of thoughts

(it kinda feels familiar so I think I might have read it before but I'm not entirely sure)

(also I read it as part of Prebbles Play collection but logging it separately until I read the rest of the collection)

favourokunbor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

turns out i didn't understand the end of this play when i watched it lol now i get what happened 

k888caldwell's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.5

waitaminuteash's review against another edition

1.0

What in the actual fuck was this...?

lnolen01's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

coralkathleen's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

Found the plot a little distracted and unclear at times but enjoyed the ambiguity of the emotions.