Doll's House and Other Plays: With Pillars of the Community, Ghosts and an Enemy of the People

A Doll's House and Other Plays | Henrik Ibsen

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I never read plays but it‘s fun! The description of the decor, the speed with which a whole plot needs to be finished within time limits. And the characters, setting and timeframe are great, especially in A Doll House. Thanks for sending me this one @CarolynM 🩷

CarolynM 😘 1y

KarenUK I saw The Doll‘s house in NYC this year, and it blew me away, then went on to read it. You‘re so right, I should read more! 1y

BarbaraBB @KarenUK I had no idea it would be so fun. How cool that you went to see the play! 1y

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BarbaraBB

Doll's House and Other Plays: With Pillars of the Community, Ghosts and an Enemy of the People | Henrik Ibsen

#WeeklyForecast 51/23

Ambitious plans but the holidays are on their way and hopefully time to read a lot! I am reading The Rise and Fall of Great Powers but having a hard time getting the hang of it. I also started Idlewild for #LitsyToB24 which is super promising. Next will be the tagged and I also hope to read this gorgeous edition of Murakami‘s Sputnik Sweetheart.

Megabooks I think Rachman is a difficult author to parse. I have not read that one but I‘ve only enjoyed his latest of the others I‘ve tried, and it was…weird. Can‘t wait to see what you finish on vacation!!

The Imposters

BarbaraBB @Megabooks I agree he‘s a difficult author. I haven‘t read The Imposters. I didn‘t care much for The Italian Teacher but enjoyed

The Imperfectionists: A Novel

squirrelbrain Love that Murakami cover! ❤️ 1y

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LiteraryHoarderPenny The Rise and Fall is probably the best Rachman for me. The others not so much. 😊 but I still need to read The Imperfectionists. 1y

BarbaraBB @LiteraryHoarderPenny That is encouraging! I can really recommend The Imperfectionst! 1y

LiteraryHoarderPenny @BarbaraBB great! Thanks Barbara! 1y

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A Doll's House and Other Plays | Henrik Ibsen

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There are a few recurring themes running throughout the four plays in this collection: illusions, ideals & people who are manipulated by ideologies, long held secrets & the complex nature of truth. In Ibsen's work, one aspect of truth is for it to be seen as a force of self-actualization as in the title work when Nora is forced to confront her past & her marriage after seeing her husband's reaction to a secret. The collection is bookended by

vivastory Pillars & Enemy of the People, where revealing the truth to the wider community has drastically opposite effects for the characters & for the community as a whole. Every play features scenes of dramatic intensity that are wonderful to read, Ibsen had a strong influence on novelists & reading his plays I can see why, with their memorable & realized characters. Absolutely wonderful. A bracing tonic for our ideological era. (edited) 2y

youneverarrived Great review 🙌 2y

vivastory @youneverarrived Thanks, Katie! I hope you are doing well. 2y

batsy Fab review! I love your enthusiasm. Definitely gotta read Ibsen. 2y

vivastory @batsy Thanks! I think you'd appreciate his work. 2y

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vivastory

A Doll's House and Other Plays | Henrik Ibsen

I've read an Ibsen play a day since Wednesday. He's incredible. The title piece is one of the best dramatic works I've ever read. Period. The other two plays had many elements/themes/passages to recommend them. I just finished Ghosts & the ending gave me existential chills.

LeahBergen Love the cover painting! 2y

vivastory @LeahBergen Me too! It's a Munch painting 2y

Leftcoastzen He‘s amazing. 2y

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BarbaraBB I have never read him but I stacked now. It sounds fantastic. And that Munch ❤️ 2y

batsy What @BarbaraBB said! The cover is so haunting. 2y

Kimberlone I saw a stage production of this play once. So dark!! 2y

TheBookHippie Favorite of mine!!!! 2y

vivastory @Leftcoastzen Do you have a favorite? 2y

vivastory @BarbaraBB @batsy I *think* that Penguin used Munch paintings for their recent reissues of his works. They look great though 2y

vivastory @Kimberlone I will def be on the lookout for any productions of his work here. 2y

vivastory @TheBookHippie I will def be reading more! 2y

Leftcoastzen @vivastory not really, they are all so good! 2y

vivastory @Leftcoastzen I can see that. I'd probably say that Doll's House was my favorite of the 4 in this collection but the other 3 were very very strong. 2y

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Doll's House and Other Plays: With Pillars of the Community, Ghosts and an Enemy of the People | Henrik Ibsen

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I'm so glad I got to read Ibsen a decade back. My favourite play is Ghosts. I also enjoyed reading-A Doll's House, An Enemy of the People, and Hedda Gabler. #norway

ladym30 Like the cover! 7y

batsy Ooh! I need to read this! 7y

BiblioLitten @batsy I'm sure you'll love it. 💓 I love the penguin edition too. Their introduction is very interesting. I love how the climate and hereditary become relevant themes in the plays, esp Ghosts 7y

batsy Yes, I love the Penguin Classics editions for their intros and supplementary notes 🖤 7y

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