Our Town

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Summary: It may start out pretty bad, but just keep reading!
Review: Now, I must admit that I personally thought that the first two acts were very boring. Act One revolved around the average day in a small town in New Hampshire called Grover's Corners. The people are any average people and there is little plot to the first act. In the second act, there is slightly more action when two local people get married. But I did like the end. I wouldn't exactly want to give it away so I won't say anything about Act Three but it is inspirational and it makes you think for a long time after reading it. The small town setting may seem boring, but in my opinion it just gives more meaning to the sending. If it weren't for book reports, I would have never been able to read this classic, and I'm extremely glad I did. Note to ya'll: I gave it four starts because of the first two acts, but the last one makes up for it all.

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Summary: To those who thinks this sucks
Review: Little children. I understand how boring you think this is. In written form it seems to ramble and is "much ado about nothing", however be in or see this play and your mind will change. Much of our lives are "much ado about nothing", but that is the point. Get past the nothing and realize that we are interconnected to all other humans. That is the theme. The show asks us to remember the small things - they eventually will have more meaning. Please re-read this book every five to ten years. It will mean more each time. I have performed this show twice - at sixteen (it meant little) and at 29 (it began to make sense). At forty I will hopefully do it again and if my forty something friends and seventy something parents are right - it will just get better the more life experience you gain. Please re-read or see it before you decide it "sucks"

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Summary: It taught me the meaning of life
Review: I just love this play. Right now we are doing this play in our highschool and I am the assisstnat director to it. I would not have ask for a better play to help direct. The first time I read through it I was not so sure about the play, but when we started performing it I really loved it and helped me learn not to take life for granted that anything can happen no matter where you live. Also to learn to appriciate the things we have and not to take them for granted.

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Summary: A very meaningful book
Review: I think that this is book book most people either love or hate. Personally, I loved it. The play was so condensed and simple, and yet it held so many important themes within it. After I was finished reading, I had to sit down and think about all the wonderful messages that were conveyed in it.

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Summary: A great play for all!
Review: It is truly impossible to describe such a wonderful play in only 1,000 words. I recently read the play and loved it. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to audition for the play at my high school, and got in. This play really showed me that there is more to life then meets the eye. If there is anyone out there who is not sure whether or not to read this play, please feel free to e-mail me and i will give you more reasons why it is so great!

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Summary: After reading this book, you do not take life for granted.
Review: I first read this book over 30 years ago, in high school and have seen it performed several times. Some of it is so sad, I always cry each time I read it or see it. It is very powerful in reminding us not to get caught up in the sometimes mediocre, repetitive aspects of everyday life, but to appreciate the people and world around us every day. We just don't know how long we or others will be here. In a small town or group, it can be difficult to get enough privacy; on the other hand, many can get to know and care about others. This is hardly ever possible in a large city or group. I recommend this book for all ages from high school onward; it's a book that probably bears re-reading about every five years or so.

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Summary: This book should have negetive 5 stars
Review: This book sucked and it was confusing and boring did I mention it sucked!!! You know what I dont even know if you can call it a book it is a piece of F@&$ing trash I think the author should have his hands choped off so he could not write anymore...

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Summary: How boring can a book get?!?!?
Review: This book was so boring. Thanks to the school, I didn't throw it away. I usually like good plays like Shakespeare's and Miller's, which, too, can get boring, but always get much better later on. This book was boring all the way! The reason I gave it 2 stars instead of one was because I kind of liked how the girl realizes how preshis life is. There are better plays then this. I hear this book won a big award. Pathetic. The movie was even more boring, but thanks to it I didn't fail my test.

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Summary: How could anyone not enjoy this powerful play?
Review: I put this play on my Christmas list after hearing how brilliant it was. I was not misinformed. It is excellent. It forces one to appreciate the short time they have on this earth and to reexamine the way they live their lives. I would recommend it to anyone. I would tell you what it's about, but that's practically impossible without giving away all of the plot. Read it; you'll love it.

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Summary: The themes in Our Town have resonated throughout my life.
Review: I first read Our Town in high school and have since taught the play several times. Although the high point for me at seventeen was the scene in which George flings himself on Emily's grave (and a disappointing field trip to see the play and find that scene omitted), the themes of love and disappointment, of pleasure and gratitude for everyday life, have stayed with me for decades. As a writer, I find the themes and scenes (Emily sitting on her chair in heaven) Our Town resurfacing in my own work. As an adult, I find that Wilder's truths are indeed true. I hope that readers who find the story too slow will sometime be able to understand the beauty of Wilder's vision and will come to enjoy their own everyday lives.