Waiting for Godot - ...still waiting.

Discussion in 'Books' started by ihzui, Jul 11, 2004.

  1. ihzui

    ihzui Member

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    I just finished re-reading an old favorite, Waiting for Godot. It's actually a 2-act Theatre of the Absurd play by Samuel Beckett... I think it was originally written in French... I dunno but if you haven't heard of it and you're into weird Theatrical literature, it's a must-read. ^^ Just thought I'd share, and see if anyone else has read it. Lucky's my favorite, for reasons unknown but time will tell...
    :D
     
  2. ImaPeach

    ImaPeach Member

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    ah i love Absurdity! Ionesco is my favourite absurdist personally...
    Waiting for Godot was so fantastically pointless and weird -- it's great!!
     
  3. dreamzephyr

    dreamzephyr Member

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    I loved that book. My father had it and i stumbled across it one day bored and I fell in love with its absurdity.
     
  4. ladyvanilla

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    Ive read that book too. Weird but great. funny, i got my copy of that book from my dad too. My dad was a lit major so he knows all the classics and has turned me on to quite a few great reads that i would have otherwise not fallen upon. good book
     
  5. gesone

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    I never read the book but I saw a production of it here in Nicaragua in the national theater. I thought it was a great performance and the absurdity of the whole play was enticing.
     
  6. Sage-Phoenix

    Sage-Phoenix Imagine

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    I had to preform it for drama a couple of years ago (played Vladimir, if you were wondering)

    At the time it was surreal in a WTF this is stupid way. Now with hindsight I can appreciate how good it is.

    TTFN
    Sage
     
  7. FreakyJoeMan

    FreakyJoeMan 100% Batshit Insane

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    Very....interestin book
     
  8. earthangel19

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    i studied that in drama this year, ita a great play, i really enjoyed it. another good play if your into absurdism is rozencrants and guildenstern are dead i rate these wo plays very highly
     
  9. beachbum7

    beachbum7 Lookin' for any fun

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    I read "Waiting for Godot" in my senior year of college. I really didn't get that story, and I thought it was kinda pointless. But I got an A on my paper about that drama.
     

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