grietbey's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
librosconte's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
marla_arguelles's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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? N/A
3.75
siobhan03's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.5
leelulah's review against another edition
4.0
Lorca presents the drama of a barren woman who longs to have a child of her own in rural Spain. The tension and lack of empathy that she's faced with from her husband to gossip and superstition build up her resentment and the painful finale where she strangles her husband. Yet, Yerma is a concise and moving work that showcases the tragedy of an anti-natalist mentality, and the dangers of idolizing fertility to the point of dehumanzing barren women.
Yerma is no hero, she's a killer, but her husband isn't any better.
Yerma is no hero, she's a killer, but her husband isn't any better.
geraldinecarlos13's review against another edition
4.0
¡Wow! Lo disfrute muchísimo.
Un final super mega ultra inesperado. Me quedé en estado de Shock que tuve que investigar el por qué de la última página y ya después me quedé con mi cara alucinada, de la brillantez del escritor.
Un final super mega ultra inesperado. Me quedé en estado de Shock que tuve que investigar el por qué de la última página y ya después me quedé con mi cara alucinada, de la brillantez del escritor.
eviecantread's review against another edition
4.0
Billie Piper is so insanely attractive. Get it girl boss, lose all sense of reality due to your own obsession causing your life to fall to pieces around you wooo
EDIT 10/05/2022:
Having reread while studying for my exams, I'm knocking this down to a 4 I think. I still think the play and its performance itself is a 5 star, however, the stageplay is really poorly written/formatted in that it omits key information / WHOLE SCENES that appear on stage. This is weird because the writer and the director are one and the same as the author of this book - Simon Stone. Get it together Simon, how could you fail to put THE CHAPTER NAMES. Definitely feels like an actors script rather than one for the general public. I don't care though, because the play itself slaps.
EDIT 10/05/2022:
Having reread while studying for my exams, I'm knocking this down to a 4 I think. I still think the play and its performance itself is a 5 star, however, the stageplay is really poorly written/formatted in that it omits key information / WHOLE SCENES that appear on stage. This is weird because the writer and the director are one and the same as the author of this book - Simon Stone. Get it together Simon, how could you fail to put THE CHAPTER NAMES. Definitely feels like an actors script rather than one for the general public. I don't care though, because the play itself slaps.
merricatinthemoon's review against another edition
5.0
"Hay cosas encerradas detrás de los muros que no pueden cambiar porque nadie las oye (...) Pero que si salieran de pronto y gritaran, llenarían el mundo"
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"Las muchachas que se crían en el campo, como yo, tienen cerradas todas las puertas. Todo se vuelven medias palabras, gestos, porque todas estas cosas dicen que no se pueden saber."
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"Levantarse. Sudar, comer unos panes y morirse. Ni más juego, ni más nada. Las ferias para otros. Criaturas de silencio (...) Yo he sido una mujer de faldas en el aire, he ido flechada a la tajada de melón, a la fiesta, a la torta de azúcar".
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"También tu me dirás loca, ¡la loca, la loca!Yo te puedo decir lo único que he aprendido en la vida: toda la gente está metida dentro de sus casas haciendo lo que no les gusta.Cuánto mejor se está en medio de la calle. Ya voy al arrollo, ya subo a tocar las campanas, ya me tomo un refresco de anís."
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"Las muchachas que se crían en el campo, como yo, tienen cerradas todas las puertas. Todo se vuelven medias palabras, gestos, porque todas estas cosas dicen que no se pueden saber."
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"Levantarse. Sudar, comer unos panes y morirse. Ni más juego, ni más nada. Las ferias para otros. Criaturas de silencio (...) Yo he sido una mujer de faldas en el aire, he ido flechada a la tajada de melón, a la fiesta, a la torta de azúcar".
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"También tu me dirás loca, ¡la loca, la loca!Yo te puedo decir lo único que he aprendido en la vida: toda la gente está metida dentro de sus casas haciendo lo que no les gusta.Cuánto mejor se está en medio de la calle. Ya voy al arrollo, ya subo a tocar las campanas, ya me tomo un refresco de anís."
alibenji's review
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0