My Mother Said I Never Should : Methuen Student Edition

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Summary: All women must read this!
Review: I found it complex to grasp at the start due to the time lapses and the use of children scenes to represent a different world, but as soon as i got past this i realised this was not only an interesting, but very educational read. The characters are four generations of the same family, therefore it is very clever that the play is circular. Making the reality of these womens lives mirror there mothers past. I personally enjoyed the book because there was always something that related to something already said, making you sympathise with each character but also smiling at the irony.

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Summary: My Mother Said I never Should
Review: I found this particular book extremely difficult to understand. The general story is very good and most relevant to modern day, however the story keeps jumping from one time in the characters lives to another. I found this most confusing. This is a book that would have to be read more than once in order to get a proper feel for it.

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Summary: What really is the Wasteland?
Review: This is one of the best modern plays I have ever read! This play is a powerful contemporary feminist drama and portrays the lives and hardships of four generations of women of the same family. The action does not always take place chronologically - which can confuse - and occurs between the 1920's and 1980's. It documents some of societies changing opinions and views towards the roles of women. The wasteland scenes are perhaps some of the most interesting in the play. It is in these scenes when all four women can be seen as in their own part of the century as children playing together. The notes included with this edition of the play are most helpful as is the forward by Charlotte Keatley.