Look Back in Anger Audiobook

" I read this years ago and am now revisiting. I feel the same way then as I do know: I appreciate the historical importance of this play and find much to think about it, but I have a difficult time making an emotional connection. And it is not as if there if there isn't a lot of passion on display; Jimmy, much like Stanley Kowalski, is all id run amok as he lashes out at the collapsing British Empire and its moribund world view that has left without any options for an authentic way of living. Maybe it's just that, as that historical moment had recorded, the characters feel more like positions in an ideological debate than fleshed out folk. "

" The play was boring to watch but a good one to read. There is a lot of meaning behind Jimmy's words. He's not just some insensitive guy that cheats on his wife. He wants passion and emotion and the "rants" that he goes on can be very meaningful if you study the situation effectively. "

" A fantastic play about post war youth in Midlands, England. Strong characters with interesting dialogue and themes relevant today as they were in 1956. A classic :) "

" Over 50 years ago, this had a five star plus rating. Today, not so much. The play is pivotal in British drama. It ripped off the facade of British gentility and exposed the grievances of the working class "Angry Young Men". As intended, it shocked and horrified. Nothing like it had been seen on stage before. The vicious, hate-filled rants of Jimmy, the central character, were contrary to Britain's notion of proper behavior. Today, however, Jimmy would have his own show on Fox News. Don't bother unless the play is going to be on an exam. "

" You hate this guy, but still kind of want to love him...not a comma out of place though. "

" Angry white male. Enough said. "

" The 'angry young man' certainly has a way with words (cutting ones, anyway). Wonderful language. "

" It may have been a pivotal piece in theatre, but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy it. "

" Played the part of Alison and found Jimmy's character in reading most infuriating but also reminiscent of someone I know... The play itself was not of my favourites. "

" A marvellous play. Gritty, realistic and true to everyday life. "

" The drama from this period is amazing. I don't think I have ever liked/hated a character as much as I do Jimmy Porter "

" there are things which I could not understand :/ "

" Jimmy is damn sexy (see Maurice Bendrix). "

" Read this book in my teenage years. A classic. "

" Wrote my undergraduate thesis on this one. "

" Boy, has this not held up. It caused a huge revolution in theater when it tipped in the mid-50s, but reading it today -- it's not terrible, but so much of it has become trite, and so much of its rebelliousness has been blunted by time and perspective, that it's lost a ton of power. "

" This same friend must have given me a bunch of bad books to read this year because here's another one. This play made no sense to me and I found it rather stupid. "

" Tough to rate as I remember it so little. Another of my older sister's books. Forbidden fruit... Date read is a guess. "

" We had to study this at school. I was not impressed! "

" The monologues in this are flippin' impressive! "

" A great example of the 'angry young man' play. Jimmy Porter doesn't like himself, his aristocratic wife or society in general.It's a bit depressing but ends on a slightly upbeat note. It's an easy play to read. "