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I listened to the audiobook while I read it, which I highly recommend for anyone reading a play you haven't seen performed. I had only read an excerpt of it in high school as part of our study of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead—two of the 20th century's finest plays, in my opinion!
And once you've read it you can fully enjoy this sketch by James Corden and Benedict Cumberbatch. You're welcome: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=220... ...more
And once you've read it you can fully enjoy this sketch by James Corden and Benedict Cumberbatch. You're welcome: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=220... ...more
When I finally fiured out that the plot wasn't supposed to make sense, I enjoyed this book a lot more.
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Parts of it were lost on me...or maybe not...I am not sure. Completely missed the genius of the play.
French existentialism at its best. Two guys waiting for Godot...that's all the book is. But, it's not. It's also hilarious.
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From what I may succinctly call my existential period of reading. It lasted a surprisingly long time.
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