Knowing yet gracious. And, fwiw, I agree. Well done!
I think you are right about the play quality, unsurprising given that Gasda is a playwright. I too noticed the long dialog stretches, and was a touch frustrated, but if you zoom out (as you suggest) they make sense. Gasda's conversations that go on too long, that cannot be left, trap th…
Knowing yet gracious. And, fwiw, I agree. Well done!
I think you are right about the play quality, unsurprising given that Gasda is a playwright. I too noticed the long dialog stretches, and was a touch frustrated, but if you zoom out (as you suggest) they make sense. Gasda's conversations that go on too long, that cannot be left, trap the reader. Not exactly fun, but rather devastatingly effective. And I found myself losing patience with the whole scene, the whole generation?, the bullet . . .
Knowing yet gracious. And, fwiw, I agree. Well done!
I think you are right about the play quality, unsurprising given that Gasda is a playwright. I too noticed the long dialog stretches, and was a touch frustrated, but if you zoom out (as you suggest) they make sense. Gasda's conversations that go on too long, that cannot be left, trap the reader. Not exactly fun, but rather devastatingly effective. And I found myself losing patience with the whole scene, the whole generation?, the bullet . . .
Anyway, good book, and good review.