_ice_coffee_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Child death, and Toxic relationship
vnane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
Spoiler
Was mir sehr gut an dem Buch gefallen hat, ist wie das Verhalten von Ill dargestellt wurde, nachdem die Bedingung vom Claire verkündet wurde und man konnte gut sehen, wie er auch immer mehr Misstrauen entwickelt hat und mit der Zeit wirklich realisiert, was passieren wird.Auch finde ich gut, dass klar gemacht wurde, dass Menschen so weit gehen würden, jemanden zu töten, um Geld zu bekommen.
Allerdings habe ich oft nicht wirklich verstanden, was da gerade passiert und musste diese Stellen dann mehrmals lesen und ich hätte am Ende gerne gewusst, wie bzw. durch wen oder was Ill gestorben ist, da ich mir sicher bin, dass er nicht aus Freude starb.
Obwohl ich Theaterstücke nicht gerne lese, gebe ich diesem 3,5⭐️, da es gut gelungen ist und es interessant war.
Minor: Animal death
annoyingtwig's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Not sure how much this would apply to many people, but
Spoiler
the book ending is a lot different from the movie ending. If you watched the movie before you read this like I did, the movie ending set a very different expectation for the actual play than the play delivered. Although Claire (play) and Clara (movie) are the same character, the two versions remove or add details that alter our perception of her and thus the endings are influenced from that as well. I definitely preferred the movie ending as I thought it was a more apt punishment for Serge (movie!Ill) to receive because living knowing that everyone surrounding you would have, at one point, killed you for monetary gain is a great punishment for him to live with. The play ending made sense but I think just letting him die was weak comparatively, although it made sense for the tone of the play. Will say that the ending of this did bring my rating down though.Moderate: Misogyny and Animal cruelty
Minor: Murder, Xenophobia, Child death, Racism, Animal death, Alcohol, Death, and Pregnancy
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