Feliks’s recommendation of Private Lives: An Intimate Comedy in Three Acts > Likes and Comments
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Hey, thanks so much for responding to me recommendation. I just read the summary to this novel and realized it is a play. So I am wondering when you read it does it sound like a written play or a fictional novel?
If you've never read a stage play you really ought to. Some of the finest literature in our culture is found there. No, plays don't 'read' like dense, wordy, novels but that is hardly any demerit. Comedy plays have their own excellence: they're quick, sparkling, witty. Noel Coward was brilliant, and his works are hilarious, influential, and well-loved. Its really worth your investment in time. You'll be paid back tenfold. Remember, anyone who isn't familiar with great playwrights can't call themselves truly well-rounded as far as their education.
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Jan 06, 2014 03:05PM
Hey, thanks so much for responding to me recommendation. I just read the summary to this novel and realized it is a play. So I am wondering when you read it does it sound like a written play or a fictional novel?
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If you've never read a stage play you really ought to. Some of the finest literature in our culture is found there. No, plays don't 'read' like dense, wordy, novels but that is hardly any demerit. Comedy plays have their own excellence: they're quick, sparkling, witty. Noel Coward was brilliant, and his works are hilarious, influential, and well-loved. Its really worth your investment in time. You'll be paid back tenfold. Remember, anyone who isn't familiar with great playwrights can't call themselves truly well-rounded as far as their education.
