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cschmi46's review against another edition
1.0
A play where very little happens and every single character is insufferable.
elaineb_reads's review against another edition
3.75
I read the 1968 and 2018 version of the play for a college course.
rhistutz11's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kbrand04's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
yvkhan's review against another edition
4.0
Featuring:
- What homosexuals were like in the past (little has changed)
- The way homosexuals cling to the facade of heterosexuality they might have. The way they agree to hide their homosexuality even tho they’re the majority (even allowing one of their number to be beaten up by someone that’s apparently heterosexual) is p telling. Compelling!
- The way the innocent and rather idealistic game of calling one’s first loves (effectively) turns nightmarish for our gay cast feels realistic and poignant because
- What homosexuals were like in the past (little has changed)
- The way homosexuals cling to the facade of heterosexuality they might have. The way they agree to hide their homosexuality even tho they’re the majority (even allowing one of their number to be beaten up by someone that’s apparently heterosexual) is p telling. Compelling!
- The way the innocent and rather idealistic game of calling one’s first loves (effectively) turns nightmarish for our gay cast feels realistic and poignant because
matchafiction's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ashkitty93's review against another edition
5.0
Assisted with a local staged reading over the weekend. A good script, and I can easily understand how groundbreaking it might have been at the time of publication/original performance.
Some loosely-wired corner of my brain always confuses this with THE BOYS IN THE BOAT - with the end result being a flamingly-queer gold-medal-winning Olympic rowing team in Hitler's Berlin. Amusing, brain.
Some loosely-wired corner of my brain always confuses this with THE BOYS IN THE BOAT - with the end result being a flamingly-queer gold-medal-winning Olympic rowing team in Hitler's Berlin. Amusing, brain.