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hunky_dory_1971's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
njk125's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
5.0
kindleandilluminate's review against another edition
2.0
I know why this play is rated so highly by everyone but me, but I'm too sick and tired of this particular type of masculine-centric play to rate it as highly as it probably objectively deserves. This isn't a good review. I found the play frustrating, and two stars is a reflection of my personal reaction, not critical quality.
Also, the plot synopsis in the book description is incredibly off.
Also, the plot synopsis in the book description is incredibly off.
prussianblue's review against another edition
3.0
took a break from war and peace to read this last night, a welcome respite but I think it really needs to be performed to be enjoyed
guojing's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite as good as The Winslow Boy, nor as good as my (admittedly very old) memory of my impression of the movie, which I watched in my youth.
rhiannonxgrace's review
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
blithesquesttoread's review against another edition
5.0
The Browning Version was a really very interesting play. I caught hold of this play because a part of it was in our course and after reading that part I wasn't quite satisfied. I mean I didn't understand the purpose of writing it and when I got to know it was somewhat based on Agamemnon.. My curiosity only grew. So I was searching for this book for a few days and only yesterday was my pleasure to have it.
I must assure all the readers that this play may seem short in reading but it holds immense meaning behind it. Not only meaning but also different sentiments, needs and thoughts that a person encounters in his life. I like the character of Andrew and Frank a lot.
I liked Andrew because there was a very meaningful side to him, the fact that his heart was already broken and still people made an attempt to cure it using mere medicines, the fact that how all students and teachers misinterpreted him - his thoughts, his actions, his feelings, how he was always suspected of being a human without soul and how he didn't appreciate people liking him. And despite of all the allegations, he never complained, he never showed his inner feelings to anyone, he was very careful to not break in front of anyone and this explains why he didn't like being liked because he thought no one was capable to love him. He accepted all the criticism, all the blames, all the hatred and ultimately this converted into a heart disease which was much severe than what people saw.
I won't say I really liked frank but it was more like I quite appreciated his character in the end. His character, I felt, was quite a confused one. I mean when he was talking with Taplow about Crocker Harris, it seemed that he was rather a scornful man - a man who was hooking up with his wife and was not even ashamed of it. But as the story continues, we get to see that he wasn't shamefully making fun of Crocker Harris, rather he wanted to know what he was like. We get this impression even when he talks to Millie. From the beginning he was unsure of their affair but he didn't make an attempt to end it before or rather he did but it was overlooked by Millie. But in the end he realises that what he did and would continue to do was inhuman especially when he got to know that Millie had from the starting told Harris that they were in a relationship. In the end, Frank tries to persuade Andrew to leave Millie but fails and so he tried to make Harris realize that there's more to him that he is not realising.
After all what aroused my interest in this play was the fact that though in the the starting Andrew was portrayed to be a man without soul, in the end we get to know that he was very much a human with soul and despite being disliked and losing interest in life, he was able to find his life back and attempted to start it from a scratch. Second was the fact that Frank was portrayed to be one that eventually everyone should hate but it instead turned out to be the one that I 'frankly' liked.
So yeah 'The Browning Version' is worth reading as it will compel you to think a loooottttttt and along with that, it will introduce you to a new perspective to see various aspects of life! I really really loved it 😍😍. No doubt that everything that I wrote doesn't not summarise what all is there in this short play - more than you would have believed. It respects friendship, a student - teacher relationship, trust, heartbreak, deceit and eccentricity for the characters portrayed in this play were no less than a mystery for all readers.
I must assure all the readers that this play may seem short in reading but it holds immense meaning behind it. Not only meaning but also different sentiments, needs and thoughts that a person encounters in his life. I like the character of Andrew and Frank a lot.
I liked Andrew because there was a very meaningful side to him, the fact that his heart was already broken and still people made an attempt to cure it using mere medicines, the fact that how all students and teachers misinterpreted him - his thoughts, his actions, his feelings, how he was always suspected of being a human without soul and how he didn't appreciate people liking him. And despite of all the allegations, he never complained, he never showed his inner feelings to anyone, he was very careful to not break in front of anyone and this explains why he didn't like being liked because he thought no one was capable to love him. He accepted all the criticism, all the blames, all the hatred and ultimately this converted into a heart disease which was much severe than what people saw.
I won't say I really liked frank but it was more like I quite appreciated his character in the end. His character, I felt, was quite a confused one. I mean when he was talking with Taplow about Crocker Harris, it seemed that he was rather a scornful man - a man who was hooking up with his wife and was not even ashamed of it. But as the story continues, we get to see that he wasn't shamefully making fun of Crocker Harris, rather he wanted to know what he was like. We get this impression even when he talks to Millie. From the beginning he was unsure of their affair but he didn't make an attempt to end it before or rather he did but it was overlooked by Millie. But in the end he realises that what he did and would continue to do was inhuman especially when he got to know that Millie had from the starting told Harris that they were in a relationship. In the end, Frank tries to persuade Andrew to leave Millie but fails and so he tried to make Harris realize that there's more to him that he is not realising.
After all what aroused my interest in this play was the fact that though in the the starting Andrew was portrayed to be a man without soul, in the end we get to know that he was very much a human with soul and despite being disliked and losing interest in life, he was able to find his life back and attempted to start it from a scratch. Second was the fact that Frank was portrayed to be one that eventually everyone should hate but it instead turned out to be the one that I 'frankly' liked.
So yeah 'The Browning Version' is worth reading as it will compel you to think a loooottttttt and along with that, it will introduce you to a new perspective to see various aspects of life! I really really loved it 😍😍. No doubt that everything that I wrote doesn't not summarise what all is there in this short play - more than you would have believed. It respects friendship, a student - teacher relationship, trust, heartbreak, deceit and eccentricity for the characters portrayed in this play were no less than a mystery for all readers.
ldjdbooks's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0