The Cherry Orchard (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)

Book arrived in very good condition, as described, and in a very timely manner. Great price!

Having just read it for the first time, I side with the interpretation that The Cherry Orchard is a tragedy, although one can argue that it tends in the direction of a farce. Maybe I'll change my mind after a future reading, but for now... tragedy.

I enjoyed reading this moving play about the takeover of a family orchard by communists. The first thing they did was cut down the cherry trees which were like family members themselves. The play is about transitions and coping. Something we can all relate to. So well written, no wonder it is a classic!

Translation was a little odd as everyone called each other different names than the stage names in the script, so it was even harder to follow, but I'm a sucker for classic stories, so 3 stars.

Chekhov at is best. This perennial work, more actual than ever, tells the story of a community trapped in a "melancholy loop" that hinders their access to the current realities, the efforts of a lucid entrepreneur to extricate his fellows from the bewilderment and the hint at a new generation that wont be sentimental about it all.

Tough, but if you really love theater, you must invest some time reading this before seeing it. The same advice applies to Shakespeare's plays; it is not that this is a Russian play.

good

I read this because my husband had to buy it for a college course and it was actually a really good play to read :) The only part I hate about reading plays is keeping who says what straight!

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Books received in good condition

My Mom loves the story .

Great playDon't like all aspects of this translation. Would recommend reading while listening to audiobook version. (Which inevitably is a different translation.

This play was okay but it wasn’t something I loved. Very little happened and it was also confusing in places trying to follow which character was which. (In relation to the others.)