Jil's review
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
Jil's review
rating:
bookshelves: play, school
recommended for: fans of The Squid and the Whale
status: Read in September, 2008 — I have a copy to sell/swap
rating:
bookshelves: play, school
recommended for: fans of The Squid and the Whale
status: Read in September, 2008 — I have a copy to sell/swap
This play is the what I was hoping for in taking a 21st Century Drama class. Though its themes are universal (fucked up families are tales as old as time), it is contemporary in its humor, in its (nonstop) swearing, in its exploration of modern crises: addiction, drug use, divorce, youthful rebellion. It is relevant and sharp and funny and satisfying. I cannot go into further detail, because when something is TRULY good, I think it's hard to describe that goodness properly. But you feel it, in that you don't hate reading it and discussing it, even if sometimes you question (read: hate) the analysis from your peers.
