My Zinc Bed (Faber Plays)

Rating:
Summary: Slow and somewhat tedious.
Review: I read the publisher's review of this play. I didn't find the play comical at all--not even darkly comical. It was indeed a bit dark, icy, and stark. If the aloof characters' ennui and distain were intended as comical, then the playwright has been writing in some sublime effusion that I can't seem to grasp. There is some nice poignant dialog every now and then, but I really can't recommend that anyone should buy the book for those rare moments. Perhaps if it is meant as a postmodern existentialist work, it could offer something to the reader. I hope that future reviewers will offer their own greater understandings. My recommendation: don't spend a lot of money on this.

Rating:
Summary: Slow and somewhat tedious.
Review: I read the publisher's review of this play. I didn't find the play comical at all--not even darkly comical. It was indeed a bit dark, icy, and stark. If the aloof characters' ennui and distain were intended as comical, then the playwright has been writing in some sublime effusion that I can't seem to grasp. There is some nice poignant dialog every now and then, but I really can't recommend that anyone should buy the book for those rare moments. Perhaps if it is meant as a postmodern existentialist work, it could offer something to the reader. I hope that future reviewers will offer their own greater understandings. My recommendation: don't spend a lot of money on this.