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Enjoying the beginning of this poem. Glad I’m finally taking the leap

I still must read John Williams first book, but he does not consider that in his literature canon. However, I saw it fit to read Augustus first. This book may only be 300 pages, but like all his other works it is an epic. Incredible and devastating. By book iii you almost feel a brotherly kinship to octavious Caesar despite only reading his perspective at the very end. A masterwork.

Finally taking to this book. I love this history and John Williams usage of dramatic irony is brilliant. Can’t wait to keep it going.

I tried to Keep in mind that it’s a 1/11 cycle makes me understand the themes of “a tale of possessors self dis-possessed”. like all the great EO plays… there’s PLENTY OF DRINKING!!
I loved the characters, really and truly, but what really throws me off is how the whole thing wraps up. I know EO would have notes in rehearsal. HOWEVER, absolutely fantastic in how specifically it captures class.

Well the melodrama is REALLY bleeding through with this one… swing and a miss for me. I loved it up until ACT 4 where it just got way too on the nose. Religion is not EO’s forte

Brilliant and perfectly serene. The fact that this was a period piece when written makes it even better. I read this when I was the same age as Richard I think I would have called this my favorite play. Because I was Richard at 17, just trying to break free, but having no clue how to do it. Certainly favorite EO play I’ve read so far.

Real tough read. My brain was going loopy loops. Incredible narrative though. I’m curious why he decided to make a it a series.

Taking a while on this one too. I believe I have consumed way too much tech non fiction that I’m a little burnt on having to read repeat history, but now I’m getting to the new stuff for me.

So incredibly helpful and fun to pair with the podcast

Wow taking me a bit. This is a book I really have to sit down for but I don’t make time to engage with it. Plays must be written!!

Enjoying it thoroughly!

I want to perform this some day. I really love it. Absolutely fantastic and left me with many many many things to think about.

Oh no I was really excited for Ivy… now I’m a little scared. This play is awesome! Real mean people and sad life choices but I’m enjoying it

Oh great that’s nice and ominous…

This is such an interesting play. And likely a very formative play for O’Neill… the sea and personifying it so clearly. The language is really fun to work your brain around too.

Didn’t think I’d be a fan of this but I really enjoyed it. Can’t say I agree with the ending but at least Anna didn’t shoot herself which was probably the cliche of the day.

Surprised how much I’m enjoying this. It’s dense in language but that’s what I’m finding so engaging. Especially scenes with Mat Burke and Chris Christophersob. Oh boy changing dialects left and right

Oh man that one hurt. I really would love to see this stages. I’m kind of in love with the written inner thoughts. It’s a very simple plot which feels incredibly full of life.

Yeah… no this is definitely the strangest one I’ve read… nothing like sex at the… cat party

Oh man oh wow. Not what I expected. What a strange poetry Wallace Shawn has with his language. It’s so creepy and delightfully human.

Wow… I mean not at all expected. Strange how he can capture my attention through just three monologues. A play of soliloquy’s by bunnies and rats… masterful

Wow probably one of my favorite plays of all time

I’m starting to see why this is called the modern female hamlet. Hedda is such an interesting character. Her motives remain unclear except through some subtext, but everything she does still feels within her character. Loving it so far.

Incredible, I love this play so much

Almost there! It got real confusing during that last hundred pages but I’m back

Had to take. Little break but we’re back baby!!

Damn whoever changed up the Ghola reawakening process to “just kick the shit out of the kid and he’ll get it” Is crazy. However, I do prefer it to last book’s ghola reawakening which felt a little played up.

Fuck the haters who say this book is boring. I’m having the time of my life right now. Mentats vs. Bene Geserit vs. Assassins hell yeah

It’s interesting how the narrative is constructed in almost a cycle of generations many thousands of years apart. Making the same terrible mistakes all over again. However this story now benefits from a mountain of world building that comes before it. Thousands and thousands of years before it. I’m most curious of why Herbert believed the works of Ben Gesserit and mentats should continue. What does it show?

Actually fantastic so far. I was a little worried but I’m chugging this thing

A perfect work in progress. I’m so curious about the editing an structuring of Kafka max did. How much was truly edited outside what was there. It’s just such an inspirational piece that works almost like a tongue twister for the brain.

Man this just spins your brain in circles. I love the part where K discusses court procedures with the painter and he says his head hurt afterwards and I felt like I was really in the story cause my head hurt too.

I cannot believe that it has taken me this long to get to one of Kafka's novels. It truly is a treat to sit in his world and wade through the discomfort of his language. I really am in awe of how his narrative arcs from chapter to chapter. The spiraling of the characters reminds me of of how I tend to write the first draft of my characters. Spinning in the mud of action unable to get out.