jen_16's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lydia_harrisx's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Sexual content
kit_kate's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
ohainesva's review against another edition
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A nice book about folks in town.
sfletcher26's review against another edition
4.0
Poetry has never been my thing but plays yes. I thought I'd therefore try to approach Thomas' Under Milk Wood in this way, as a play. In some ways it has worked because I have enjoyed it but I haven't found it easy.
I think to really appreciate the piece it has to be listened to, not because it's easier to listen to but because that's the medium it was written for, the voice.
Update.
Having downloaded the play this morning and listened to it on the way to work I can truly appreciate the brilliance of the work. What was interesting was reading the text I have (which claims to be the definitive text (don't they all)) with the version I was listening too. The differences are few but interesting in that the dramatised version seems to have left out some of the more overtly sexual references though retained all of the implied references.
I think to really appreciate the piece it has to be listened to, not because it's easier to listen to but because that's the medium it was written for, the voice.
Update.
Having downloaded the play this morning and listened to it on the way to work I can truly appreciate the brilliance of the work. What was interesting was reading the text I have (which claims to be the definitive text (don't they all)) with the version I was listening too. The differences are few but interesting in that the dramatised version seems to have left out some of the more overtly sexual references though retained all of the implied references.
lizardkidd's review against another edition
3.0
A play set in Welsh seaside town, Llareggub.
Dylan Thomas narrates the lives of the towns people; starting with their dreams, to their wake, through their day and back again.
Thomas’ favourite character was Captain cat, a blind, past-seafarer, who narrates his town by identifying people by the sounds.
Under Milk Wood is somewhere between poetry and a play or in Thomas’ words ‘prose with blood-pressure.’
And to quote Daniel Jones (second preface):
‘... the play, whether heard in the mind or from a stage, is meant for the ear, which, unlike the eye, imposed no limits upon the imagination.’
Dylan Thomas narrates the lives of the towns people; starting with their dreams, to their wake, through their day and back again.
Thomas’ favourite character was Captain cat, a blind, past-seafarer, who narrates his town by identifying people by the sounds.
Under Milk Wood is somewhere between poetry and a play or in Thomas’ words ‘prose with blood-pressure.’
And to quote Daniel Jones (second preface):
‘... the play, whether heard in the mind or from a stage, is meant for the ear, which, unlike the eye, imposed no limits upon the imagination.’
christinevellis's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
donnaloubishop's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
omipotent's review against another edition
3.0
This is probably a literary genius I cannot appreciate. It was gifted to me during quarantine it's a long lyric rhyme about a town. Umm. I'm bored of trying to figure out what it means okay.