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Book review: The Keyhole
Book review of The Keyhole by Jean Tardieu This book review of The Keyhole by Jean Tardieu, is a part of my “A play a week” reading challenge. Basically, it means that I try to read a play each week for a year, ending up with 52 scripts in total. So really, The Keyhole is more a script than an actual book. The Keyhole and absurd voyerism This script definitely had a lot going on in the subtext. Not in the naturalistic way obviously, but I saw this script play out in my mind in so many different ways while reading it. It was like the opposite feeling of reading…
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Book review: Professor Taranne
Book review of Professor Taranne This is a book review of “Professor Taranne” by Arthur Adamov. It is really a script from 1953 and I read it as part of my ‘A play a week reading challenge‘. It’s a challenge where I aim to read one play each week for a year, ending up with 52 plays on the list. Professor Taranne Professor Taranne basically spends the whole play trying to establish his identity and does not succeed. It was like it was meant to be confusing for the sake of confusion. I get that the structure is the same as when you dream, which adds to the absurdity, but…
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Book review: Små mennesker store drømme – Anne Frank
Små mennesker, store drømme – Anne Frank *This book review will be in Danish since I received the Danish version Jeg modtog et anmeldereksemplar af “Små mennesker, store drømme – Anne Frank” fra Forlaget Albert mod en ærlig anmeldelse af værket. Lille Anne Frank Serien om “små mennesker, store drømme” handler om personer, der har gjort indtryk i verdenshistorien, set fra et børneperspektiv. Det er bøger, der introducerer disse kendte personligheder som børn med store drømme. Illustrerede bøger om store navne og historien bag dem. Bøgerne er flot indbundne med sort ryg og små numre, så man kan følge med i samlingen derhjemme. De fleste voksne kender historien om Anne…
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Book review: Undergrundens mysterier
Forbandelsen over Laitana – Undergrundens mysterier *This book review will be in Danish since the book is only published in Danish* Jeg modtog et anmeldereksemplar fra forfatteren mod en ærlig anmeldelse af værket. “Forbandelsen over Laitana – Undergrundens Mysterier” af Sissel Moody er fortsættelsen til “Forbandelsen over Laitana – Den Magiske Sten”. Undergrundens Mysterier I Undergrundens Mysterier fortsætter vi, hvor rejsen sluttede i Den Magiske Sten. Linea er hjemme på jorden igen og venter spændt på nyheder fra sine venner i Laitana. Da hun langt om længe hører fra dem, er tingene ikke helt som ventet og Linea og vennerne må ud på nye eventyr. Denne gang gælder det den…
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Book review: The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco
Book review of The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco This is actually a review of the script for a play. The play is a part of my reading challenge, where I read a play a week. My goal is to read 52 plays in a year and you can follow my progress right here and maybe even start your own! Find plays by Ionesco right here on Amazon [affiliate links] The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco The Lesson is a short play by Eugene Ionesco. It was a quick read and somewhat entertaining. Basically, there is a professor and his maid, who are expecting a new student. The new student arrives for…
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Book review: Forbandelsen over Laitana 1
Forbandelsen over Laitana – Den magiske sten Forbandelsen over Laitana is currently only published in Denmark, and thus the book review will be in Danish Jeg modtog et anmeldereksemplar fra forfatteren mod en ærlig anmeldelse af værket. Den magiske sten “Forbandelsen over Laitana – Den magiske sten” er første bog i serien om Laitana, skrevet af Sissel Moody. Bogen handler om en ung pige, der drømmer om eventyrverdener langt væk. Hun føler sig udenfor i skolen og derhjemme. En dag får hun besøg af en uventet gæst og pludseligt er hun den længe ventede frelser. Frelser af Laitana, der er underlagt en forbandelse. Nu gælder det om at finde den…
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5 different books on love
5 different books on love Here are 5 different books on love just in time for Valentines Day! Whether you like the day or not, I find that books are always a good idea. I’ve collected some of my earlier book reviews for this list, to represent different views on love. (One of them is in Danish). They are different genres and the themes and writing styles are also quite different, so hopefully you’ll find at least one of them interesting. You can read the full reviews by following the links in the book titles. I’ve tried to relate each of them to something with a similar theme or feel,…
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Book review: The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco
Book review: The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco “The Chairs” by Eugene Ionesco is a script and I read it as part of my ‘A play a week reading challenge‘. I read it in Danish, but will review it in English since it is an internationally known piece. I will not go into detail about the surrounding contexts of the play when Ionesco wrote it, or even the author themselves. This book review will be just a review of the reading experience from a dramaturg’s point of view. Let’s dive into it! Find plays by Ionesco right here on Book Depository or Amazon [affiliate links] Book review of The Chairs by…
