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Summary: A strange, haunting play
Review: According to the book's back cover, Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in 2 Acts" opened in Paris in 1953. The play has been translated from the French by the author. The action of the play is simple: a pair of characters named Vladimir and Estragon are by a tree along a road where they are waiting for someone named Godot. As they wait they encounter Pozzo, his pathetic slave Lucky, and a boy.There are many hints in the dialogue about theological questions; this theme starts early in the play with a discussion about a seeming inconsistence in the 4 Christian gospels. Other biblical references and allusions follow. This play is bizarre and at times absurd, but also sad and haunting. Beckett seems to be exploring the ideological and psychological conflicts of the 20th century: faith versus nihilism, fellowship and compassion versus callousness and cruelty. But ultimately I think any simple attempt at summing up will not due the text justice.
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Summary: The best piece of literature ever.
Review: This is my favorite piece of literature ever. I always come back to it because there's just so much in it. No other literature moved me as much as this one. Some parts are just wrenching. There are some amazing lines in this play that will haunt you. This play is the best for those who want to ponder on the state of man, the meaning of existence, alienation etc. I just love this book. It says so much about the human experience, and there's just nothing like it. You MUST read this.
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Summary: For the intellectual
Review: Godot is not bedtime reading. I'm not even sure that it can even be considered pleasure reading. Is it great literature? Yes! What Beckett does with language and the lack of language--the silences, the pauses--is extraordinary. Don't think that you can just sit down and read through this play and "get it." As with all plays, the experience of engaging the play as the member of audience is paramount. Three stars only because this is not a play that is to be read in silence.
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Summary: a modernist masterpiece
Review: Like all great works of literature, this can only be enjoyed with repeated reading. The performative nature of Beckett's art insists on SHOWING one what boredom is rather than telling one about it. The lack of definite structure and the seemingly rambling dialogue is Beckett's way of expressing the uncertainty and loss of order in the modern world. Yet the play is peppered with little stabs of lyric and sheer poetry. Despite our futile existence, we are sometimes capable of the great and good. The wait for Godot is a remark on just how much faith we place on a thread of hope and how much we need/depend on it. In uncertainty, there is only hope to cling to. The beauty of the play lies not in its easy accessibility, but in its powerful reflection on human nature and life. One of the best of the twentieth century plays i've read.
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Summary: DUMB DUMB DUMB!
Review: I was forced to read this play by Samuel Beckett in school during my sophomore year! I absolutely hated it!! I thought that it was simply overanalyzed and overappreciated in the modern literature world! To be honest, the book is badly written, confusing at times, too bizarre, and just utterly annoying! I don't understand why this existentialist novel is such a big hit. I give it an extra star because we brought up some really interesting points on the novel in class (it does make you think at times). However, that point doesn't change my opinion of the book and the author who wrote it. NOTE TO TEACHERS: Please think carefully before assigning this book, instead consider other existential works such as: The Stranger (by Albert Camus) or existential short stories (by Camus, and others). A BRIEF SYNOPSIS
* There is no structured plot, and the waiting business gets annoying.
* Vladimir and Estragon are two alienated bums who travel extensively, but are waiting for one Mr. Godot in a rural field in France. They encounter a strange duo, Lucky and Pozzo, and have a pointless rendezvous with them while they are waiting for Mr. Godot.
* There are a series of repeated actions to exenuate existential ideals.
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Summary: Read it! Live it! Love it!
Review: Existentialist playwright, Samuel Beckett, has a true knack for relevance. Captivating one of the most basic questions that has plagued man since the beginning of time, Beckett's tragicomedy, Waiting for Godot, epitomizes the reality which defines our existence. The simplistic play presents themes provoking deep insight. Does God exist? What are we doing here? What does it mean to be human? Comprised of two acts that essentially contain nothing, Beckett's minimalist drama has ironically been acclaimed as one of the greatest works of the twentieth century. I personally recommend this as a must read.
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Summary: How shall i say, relieved, and yet at the same time appalled
Review: For all who don't know, the title of this review is a quote that Vladimir (Didi) says about his hat. Anyways, Waiting for Godot is a play unlike any other. To make a long story short, its about two people waiting for this other man to come. Two other people come...they go...the come again...they leave again..and in the end...the two men are still waiting for this man. Should i mention that this man never comes? And even after the play is over the two men are STILL waiting? An enjoyable tragicomedy to be seen, moreso than read, Waiting for Godot is definitely a masterpiece in theatrical literature.
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Summary: You need this book
Review: This play is not deep, beware the temptation to overanalyze what's plain to see right in front of you: a masterpiece of post World War 2 dramatic literature, a work that perfectly describes the postmodern condition. Anyone serious about theatre needs this play.
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Summary: amazingly complex
Review: Beckett always impresses me. Although most of his plays/ novels are hard to follow at first, there is something incredibly appealing about them. His dialogues appear to be meaningless and trivial, when in fact he captures many thoughts and images within the disjointed and confusing conversations. Beckett makes this look easy but in fact is next to impossible to accomplish successfully. Waiting for Godot is a play for the Modern society. All of the conventions of the past have fallen to dust and there is a search for meaning in a meaningless world. Whether Godot will ever appear or if he even exists does not matter; all that matters is the thought of him. Waiting for Godot is a play that forces you to contemplate your own interpretation of modern conventions by forcing you to see the deeper meaning within his text.
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Summary: Absurdism at its best; literature at its worst.
Review: I'll say this very simply: If you are interested in existentialism, philosophy in general, or the theater of the absurd, read this book. If you are looking for a book with any plot or deeper meaning, look elsewhere. If you choose to read this, a word of warning: though it is a short book, it is the opposite of a page-turner. You can barely finish a page before you have to put the book down and think about something else. Also, it will most likely depress you.
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