Comments on: Wit by Margaret Edson

By: “Wit” (thoughts) « A Striped Armchair

“Wit” (thoughts) « A Striped Armchair — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:55:15 +0000

[...] when I saw Rebecca’s review of Margaret Edson’s “Wit”, which she reread as a favourite, I knew I wanted to read it right away! (I think that’s my [...]

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:14:19 +0000

christina, yeah, that’s me, too!

Vasilly, I’ve seen the movies of those. I know it doesn’t count, but at least I know the stories….

By: Vasilly

Vasilly — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:55:06 +0000

It is not sad! With all the reading you’re doing, I’m sure you’ll catch up. I read the more recent winners like Steel Magnolias, Driving Miss Daisy, and a few more. Such powerful plays.

By: christina

christina — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:40:06 +0000

Oh wow! I saw the movie years back and bawled. I mean, sniveling and sobbing – the works.

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:13:01 +0000

Vasilly, I certainly do enjoy this play! I’ve requested a book of Donne’s poetry from the library. I’m not sure I understand wit, but I’m hoping to learn something….

I had to go check out the list of Pulitzer Prize winners to know how to answer your question! No I haven’t read many. But I’m trying to give the “Ignored genres” more of a chance this year — Poetry and Drama, that is. I feel like I just default to novels, so I need to make an effort for the others.

I have read Thornton Wilder’s Our Town and Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill for school. But I haven’t read any of the others on my own….Kind of sad.

By: Vasilly

Vasilly — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:09:17 +0000

Wit is one of my favorite plays to read. I just asked a fellow blogger to read. John Donne is definitely the ideal person behind wit. I had to read a lot of his poetry last year. If you ever read him, I hope you enjoy it.

Have you read any other Pulitzer Prize-winning plays?

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:44:18 +0000

Helen, I hope you enjoy Wit. It sounds like it will be pretty close to home! It really address the "MDs seeing death as failure" aspect too. Actually, it doesn't give a very nice picture of doctors overall.

By: Helen from Hawaii

Helen from Hawaii — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:23:17 +0000

Of interest, “Wit” is the second book in my tower of library books to read (right after an autobiography of a good friend.)

By: Helen from Hawaii

Helen from Hawaii — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:20:21 +0000

“Are any of your favorite books “tear jerkers”?

As a medical doctor I unfortunately have seen over 1,000 deaths first hand. Some went quietly into that good night; some fought against the dying of the light.”

My career is a tear-jerker. For some MDs, death never elicits sadness, failure maybe, but not sadness. Sometimes I wish I had gotten my PhD in English Lit or history….but most of the time, I am ecstatic to help people with life!

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:58:59 +0000

Amanda, that's exactly it! I'm glad I'm not the only one. My husband doesn't get emotional during movies, let alone books, so he thought it weird too. Eva, I hope you enjoy it! I like to see what other's favorites are too. I saw that you reread To Kill a Mockingbird. I reread that less than a year ago, so I held off this summer. Maybe in a few more months!!

By: Eva

Eva — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:18:21 +0000

I think I’m going to love this challenge just to find out what books my favourite bloggers love. Now I want to go read this one!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:53:33 +0000

“This play never fails to bring me to tears as I read it (or watch it), and I’m not certain why I like such intense emotion.”

I think there are some things that just affect us that way. I cry every time I watch The Hours, and I’ve seen it over 100 times. For awhile there I would watch it every day. Jason used to wonder why, but it just made sense to me, without having to reason it out.