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True West
- De: Sam Shepard
- Narrado por: Kit Harington, Johnny Flynn
- Duración: 1 h y 27 m
- Grabación Original
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General3 out of 5 stars 8,486
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 7,689
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Historia2.5 out of 5 stars 7,668
Kit Harington (Games of Thrones) and Johnny Flynn (Beast) smolder and burn as sparring brothers in Sam Shepard’s darkly comic 1980 drama. The live theatre production of True West was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, United Kingdom, in 2019. It was produced by Joseph Smith and John Brant for Smith & Brant Theatricals and James Bierman for Empire Street Productions.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Screenwriters, golf and brother's hate
- De Kingsley en 04-05-19
- True West
- De: Sam Shepard
- Narrado por: Kit Harington, Johnny Flynn
Nominated for a Pulitzer in 1983?!
Revisado: 04-11-19
I chose this both because it was a free option this month and because I've been a Sam Shepard fan (his play, "Buried Child," is incredible, for instance). But gosh, I didn't think this was very strong. I don't think it was necessarily a performance problem, though since this is only the second time I've *listened* to a play without *seeing* it simultaneously, I cannot be sure. There seemed to be more yelling than might have been necessary.
I do think the story itself is...not compelling. In fact, I'm not sure how to describe the story. Is it about tensions between brothers? Difficulty with getting writing produced? Angst about not being part of a well-educated world that seemingly might make the difference? (One brother makes several snarky references to "fancy degrees.") Or is it partially about the "west"? (If so, that part needed to be significantly more developed.) Or is it about intergenerational distance and the pain of remembering one's dysfunctional parents? Or the pain of realizing the past cannot be reclaimed? The play tries to do a lot of things simultaneously. I didn't think it worked and that the play lacked focus.
I'm surprised to read (Thanks Wikipedia!) that it was nominated in 1983 for a Pulitzer. I could make a joke about that...but let's just say "your mileage may vary." I didn't like it. But this is just a layperson's perspective. I'm not a professional critic...then again, are the critics always right?
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A Life of My Own
- A Memoir
- De: Claire Tomalin
- Narrado por: Penelope Wilton
- Duración: 9 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Marked by honesty, humility, and grace, rendered in the most elegant of prose, A Life of My Own is a portrait of a life, replete with joy and heartbreak. With quiet insight and unsparing clarity, Claire Tomalin writes autobiography at its most luminous, delivering an astonishing and emotionally taut masterpiece.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Flat, name dropping with no insight
- De Mary en 01-01-19
- A Life of My Own
- A Memoir
- De: Claire Tomalin
- Narrado por: Penelope Wilton
Absolutely Marvelous
Revisado: 04-10-19
It's a great autobiography and Wilton's reading of it is perfect. I wasn't particularly familiar with Claire Tomalin and now want to read everything she's written. I found her life fascinating and rich in culture in a way that so many lives are not. She describes her family life (complicated, relatable) in as much detail as she describes the music, theater, art, travel and books that have given her so much joy and which most of us don't experience (at least not as regularly). It's a great dive into a well-educated, well-connected, elite world and simultaneously a lovely meditation on the more familiar topics of motherhood, marriage and loss. I recommend this book to anyone but particularly to people who love autobiographies and who enjoy listening to people discuss art and artists of all types.
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