Reviews

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev, Brian Friel

emily_gaynier's review against another edition

Read this in high school and I remember really liking it

fayerreads's review against another edition

5.0

I studied this play at college and I loved it.

andrewmcloughlin's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

literally_mint's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

enya_mcardle's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

meganperfect's review against another edition

reflective fast-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

2.25

theseventhl's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed it overall, but I think I liked the film better. Felt weird to read the climactic scene of the film in the first half of the play. Father Jack comes out better in this, at least. I appreciated the narrowed focus of scenery and how storytelling played a crucial role in moving along the plot. The narration threw me off, though.

haoife00's review against another edition

5.0

I don't know why I liked this play so much. The setting just really appealed to me.

zcarver's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

_camk_'s review against another edition

1.0

I studied this play for my Leaving Cert English exam and we used to read the whole thing aloud and the only amusing about the play was the chicken noises which I got to make while reading aloud. I found it slow and hard to just read. Now, if we were asked to act it, it's a whole other story!