This was my first exposure to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - I had heard of it, but never seen or read the play until now.
I was impressed with Williams' abiThis was my first exposure to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - I had heard of it, but never seen or read the play until now.
I was impressed with Williams' ability to hit on such serious topics without the overall work seeming preachy and over-serious.
Unlike most plays I've read, the cast list did not include bits of information about the personality of the characters in the play. Instead, Williams disperses the information throughout the body of the play through stage direction. He states late in the play that he has done this purposely to mirror the way in which a person would reveal their character to the people around them - this is definitely an interesting approach and I can see how this works for the things he is trying to convey. However, I think this is more a gimmick that would translate well into a rendition of the play, not necessarily a reading of the play. I suppose poor character judgement can happen in real life, but the stage direction made it seem forced rather than realized so it tended to remove me from the story while I reorganized my thoughts about a specific character....more
This book took me longer than most to get through. It's beautifully written, but more lyrical and abstract than prosaic. The abstract style blends welThis book took me longer than most to get through. It's beautifully written, but more lyrical and abstract than prosaic. The abstract style blends well with Marguerite's mental decline and confusing atmosphere of the story, but it made certain parts difficult to get through.
The story was interesting and I enjoyed the parallels between Marguerite's mental decline and the psyche of Louise Lateau (a 19th century mystic with stigmata), but all in all it was a bit too verbose for my liking....more
I found Life on the Refrigerator Door in the super-discount bin at Barnes&Noble, thought it was an interesting concept and picked it up.
It wasn't a fI found Life on the Refrigerator Door in the super-discount bin at Barnes&Noble, thought it was an interesting concept and picked it up.
It wasn't a fantastic book and only took me about 40 minutes to read, but it certainly had a strong message.
This epistolary work is written in the form of notes between a mother and daughter left on the refrigerator as they just miss each other going through the motions of their busy lives.
When I first read the book, I felt both mother and daughter were selfish and over-dramatic. However, the more I reflect on the novel, the more real the characters have become. Faced with a dire situation at home, they both have very believable reactions to the crisis.
I am, however, still angry at the characters for not sitting down to talk about the problems they were facing. But I suppose that's the message - to not wait until it's too late to spend time with the ones you love....more
Family Tree had the potential to be a very enjoyable book, unfortunately it didn't do it for me.
Hugh comes from a well-to-do society family, while DanFamily Tree had the potential to be a very enjoyable book, unfortunately it didn't do it for me.
Hugh comes from a well-to-do society family, while Dana was raised by her grandmother and never knew her father. Their first child is born with African-American features. Questions are raised, including an accusation that Dana slept with their African-American neighbor.
There was a lot of set-up for some deep ethical and moral discussion and instead I felt like half the characters were too whiny and accusatory to fit the situation. ...more
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