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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I always find New Year's Eve to be one of the most depressing holidays ever, so to celebrate this terrible holiday I made it a tradition to read Our Town every year, as a sort of reminder of mortality and how wonderful it is, how we rarely notice how even the most simple days are filled with "life".” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I read this when I was a junior in high school. ”
BooknBlues wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed reading this play. I feel this play spotlights how remarkable the mundane can be...how soul satisfying the ordinary can be if we allow it and notice it.”
Jill M wrote this review Sunday, April 29, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a very unusual book. Easy to read, but slightly odd. I don't necessarily know how to describe how it was odd, but it was. I didn't Not like it, but it wasn't fantastic. I think that it would be worth your time to take a couple of hours and read through it, because a few hours is all it takes. perhaps it's the fact that I had to read through it quickly but the book just seems to be superficially simple, but not actually simple. Odd, but good, book.”
MT wrote this review Monday, April 9, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I was in this!!!!!”
Hermiony loooucks wrote this review Thursday, April 5, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another Literature book. ”
Alex wrote this review Thursday, February 16, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this is a great book about how life goes on. It is all writen in the form of play. It starts out in everyday life where you get to know the characters. then it goes into love and last is death. this is an amazing book and i would recomend it in a second! ”
Olivia The Chipmunk wrote this review Monday, January 16, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Thornton Wilder's play Our Town was a truly moving and delightful read. Set in the small town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, the three-act play recounts the common, beautifully everyday lives of the various residents. The general message of the play is to portray the dignity and sweetness of even the most ordinary human lives. Though the play ends with death (indeed, that's the focus of the entire third act), Wilder refrains from becoming sentimental or pathetic about the transient nature of life.
Moisture Farmer wrote this review Saturday, January 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I thoroughly enjoyed this book/play, and would definitely recommend it to anyone as a short, thought-provoking read. It will definitely keep me thinking for some time!
Rated four stars out of five.”
“Wilder's play about a small New Hampshire town and it's life cycle is still a good read.”
Wiebke K wrote this review Saturday, January 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I love how "Our Town" is written in play form! ”
Caleb The Chipmunk wrote this review Friday, January 13, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This play can have an enormous impact if one allows it to. I have heard Our Town referred to as an `old chestnut' and I can't possibly disagree more with that characterization. I read it once a year, along with Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, to clear my mind and set things in proper perspective. ”
Joshua J. Mark wrote this review Thursday, December 22, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
