Reviews

Four Great Plays: Ghosts / The Wild Duck / An Enemy of the People / A Doll's House by John Gassner, Henrik Ibsen, Robert Farquharson Sharp

one_crazy_eliott's review against another edition

3.5

 This book has four plays in it. I've only read one - The Wild Duck. This review is for that play only.

chairmanbernanke's review against another edition

3.0

Humorous social allegories/plays

susie_reads's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

laviaenrose's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

gajeam's review against another edition

A Doll’s House — Jerry.
Heda Gabbler — George.
The Master Builder — Kramer.
Ghosts — J. Peterman? (Skipped it)

bel69's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

the_anonymous_author's review

challenging slow-paced

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

2.5

A collection of plays that will certainly make you stop and reconsider what you are reading. Varying from insightful to bizarre and then to petty and then to bizarre again. If old plays are of interest to you it is a decent read though you do need to accept the time period it is written for and the lack of descriptions as it is a script. Over all something an English teacher would love. 

jammasterjamie's review against another edition

5.0

The only one of these that I'd read before was Hedda Gabler and it was just as captivating as I'd remembered. Every play in this collection is a killer, so compellingly written that you don't need to see a live production in order to feel the full impact of the drama. The alternate "German Ending" to A Doll's House was a travesty that completely neutered the entire story, but I'm glad that it was included here as a time-capsule to how much some prudish values have changed over the intervening decades.

fakewriter9's review

reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

theresaemig's review against another edition

3.0

Really liked 3 of the 4 plays. Hated The Master Builder.