Reviews

Four Great Plays: A Doll's House/The Wild Duck/Hedda Gabler/The Master Builder, by Alyssa Harad, Henrik Ibsen

satsoku's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

zoefcampion's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

hedda gabler is incredibly fascist and impulsive, which makes her actions both comical and revealing of the deeply seeded flaws of the middle class.

andremthefoozle's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.5

* just A Doll's House *
Read for school: AP LIT

misskrislm's review against another edition

3.0

I've been a fan of Ibsen since I read "A Doll's House" in high school. Reading "Ghosts" for my final dramatic lit course was a real treat.

rhiannon_ling_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

showlola's review against another edition

5.0

I still think there's just about no author/playwright on earth that writes women better then Ibsen.

pedrodrelvas's review against another edition

4.0

A Doll's House - 4.5/5
Ghosts - 4/5
Hedda Gabler - 3/5
The Master Builder - 4/5

ken_bookhermit's review against another edition

4.0

To be more precise:
A Doll's House: ★★★★★
Ghosts: ★★★☆☆
Hedda Gabler: ★★★★☆
The Master Builder: ★★☆☆☆

As an overall read though, this collection of Ibsen's plays was an enjoyable read. The Master Builder just wasn't enough to hold my attention (mainly because Solness came off as such a sleaze that I had to stop reading).

brynn_kathryn's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Great dark, psychological plays <3 

merchantivory's review against another edition

4.0

but tell me then, hedda... wasn't it love at the back of it all? wasn't it on your part a desire to absolve me... when i came to you and confessed? wasn't that a part of it?