Wit - Acting Edition by Margaret Edson Summary and Reviews
Book Reviews of Wit - Acting EditionBook Review: Wonderfully written
Vivian is an English professor and an expert of John Donne's Holy Sonnets. Not being familiar with these sonnets, I found myself silently repeating the phrases in order to make sense what they meant. It was a great learning experience. Vivian is a quiet, comtemplative and lonely woman who enters the cold sterile world of medical research after being told she has ovarian cancer. Her perceptions of what she experiences are interwoven with her knowledge of literature. She is humorous and witty about what is said to her during her final stage of life. I loved this book and was fortunate to watch the play on HBO with Emma Thompson. Please read this and than watch the play. It is truly a great experience
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