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The Clean House (2007)

by Sarah Ruhl(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0573633983 (ISBN13: 9780573633980)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Samuel French

review 1: While sparse, this play holds nothing back to create a heart-wrenching tale of humor and loss. Human connection is at the core of this play. Centered around the kind of mad-cap, unbelievable situation only found on ridiculous soap operas, it's all too conceivably true. I particularly enjoyed Lane's journey of self-discovery as a woman trying o hard to gain something that matters so much less than she thought.
review 2: This play is implausible from beginning to end, and that's what also makes it pretty wonderful. It's less about the believability of the characters than their interactions, the way that people exist and live in the world. It's also very funny, particularly the interactions between Matilde, the housecleaner/maid, and her boss's sister, Virginia.... more Virginia comes over and cleans her sister's house instead of Matilde doing it, because cleaning makes Matilde sad (she would rather tell jokes) and it makes Virginia feel happy and content. I don't see all that much theatre and I don't read much fiction that isn't pretty realist, so this was a departure in both ways for me to read, but I really enjoyed it. less

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