mildhonestbonsai's review against another edition
4.0
I haven't been including many plays in my reading challenges lately so I figure I would change that and begin with this one. I was old enough to know the whole Enron scandal but never really knew the events that lead up to the great scandal. I also remember seeing that this production was up on Broadway and was very curious to check it out because it seemed very surreal at the time for me to see a production about a real event to include like a singing chorus and raptors running around the stage.
I'm glad that my library had a digital recording of the production when it ran in LA because even though I would have enjoyed it if I read the script, I don't think I would have appreciated it more were it not for the recording to know how it was played out. It was definitely a unique way of telling a real live event and it definitely got the point across about how this company ended up where it ended up.
I truly enjoyed the recording and I treated it as listening to a very well executed and produced podcast. I might be interested in listening to more production recordings in this manner.
I'm glad that my library had a digital recording of the production when it ran in LA because even though I would have enjoyed it if I read the script, I don't think I would have appreciated it more were it not for the recording to know how it was played out. It was definitely a unique way of telling a real live event and it definitely got the point across about how this company ended up where it ended up.
I truly enjoyed the recording and I treated it as listening to a very well executed and produced podcast. I might be interested in listening to more production recordings in this manner.
chloeriordannn's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
terrancecrs's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mskft's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
daisyrichoverall's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
losethegirl's review against another edition
informative
tense
4.0
i finally understand what happened at enron
tscott907's review against another edition
4.5
Every time I read something Lucy Prebble has written I spend half my reading-time thinking about how smart and cool she is. Enron takes the world of business and makes it more pathetic — if that’s possible — faster-paced, and of course very theatrical. (If you, like me, attempted to watch The Big Short and soon found yourself catastrophically bored, you might really like this play.)
dkrane's review against another edition
3.0
Certainly reads depressingly under current administration, climate of deregulation. Appreciate the multipronged, innovative takes on complex finance (Big Short before the Big Short). Like that film, I just don't think there's so much underneath it all.
ylimereading's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25