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Three Plays: Absurd Person Singular; Absent Friends; Bedroom Farce

by Alan Ayckbourn

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1953140,439 (3.52)4
'What is remarkable about Alan Ayckbourn's comedy is that it contrives to be simultaneously hilarious and harrowing. Literally, it is agonisingly funny'Daily TelegraphFunny, gripping and wrenchingly truthful, these three blackly comic plays slice into the soul of suburbia. Couples - often mismatched, sometimes disorientated - dominate the action. The settings are simple - a kitchen, a bedroom, a party - all familiar terrains where husbands and wives meet, bewildered, puzzled and angry.… (more)
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One of my very favorites. ( )
  deliriumshelves | Jan 14, 2024 |
A waste of time. The book is about grief and love, but it's so boring. I didn't care for the writing style. I'm assuming the translator took care to preserve the original Japanese style, though it's possible the translation is not very good. ( )
  RachelRachelRachel | Nov 21, 2023 |
For Murakami fans, this will be a disappointment, of course. Plenty of heartbreak and whimsy, but not much for overall structure or continuity. I think the translation was a bit inelegant. Worth the day it took to read, though. ( )
  Eoin | Jun 3, 2019 |
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My mother always used to say, "Delia, if sex ever rears its ugly head, close your eyes before you see the rest of it."
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'What is remarkable about Alan Ayckbourn's comedy is that it contrives to be simultaneously hilarious and harrowing. Literally, it is agonisingly funny'Daily TelegraphFunny, gripping and wrenchingly truthful, these three blackly comic plays slice into the soul of suburbia. Couples - often mismatched, sometimes disorientated - dominate the action. The settings are simple - a kitchen, a bedroom, a party - all familiar terrains where husbands and wives meet, bewildered, puzzled and angry.

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