A review by katiebartmess
Crave by Sarah Kane

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.0

After trying to sit down and read this a few times, I found it very helpful to watch a YouTube performance of it while I read. Its very hard to keep track of characters especially when their lines are almost exclusively just cutting each other off to deliver their own monologue. As a whole I have no idea what I just read which is probably a big part of the point. This will require rereads to appreciate more, I assume. The characters only make sense for about 20% of the play here and there, the other 80% is vague single-word or half-sentence statements (assumedly?) about each of their grief. Giving the characters names beyond just one letter might have helped the reader keep track more, but to be fair, this is meant to be a play