emmahowardlittlefield's review
challenging
dark
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
3.0
adambwriter's review against another edition
3.0
Wow, this 1964 play is something. Dorian Gray meets Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Joe Orton is a writer I need to get to know better (this is the first I've read from him.) In brief: a middle-aged brother and sister fall for the same man. The man turns out to be a murderer, but does that stop these siblings from pursuing him? Hey, at least their parents taught them to share!
maisystar's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
infinitespace's review
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
gren's review
4.0
Read this for my Queer Theatre class and I loved it, of course! It's funny, bizarre, and sexy all in the most uncomfortable ways. True theatre of the time and for all times - though, I must admit that my favorite kind of theatre is the one that requires a lot of conversation after witnessing it and also while performing it.
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