Krapp's Last Tape & Embers by Samuel Beckett

Krapp's Last Tape & Embers

Samuel Beckett

48 pages first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction play challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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In the first of these two plays, an old man records his comments as he listens to a tape recording of his own observations on how life felt when he was 39. In the second, a man walking along the seashore recalls his dead father while other familia...

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3.79
based on 603 reviews

Moods

dark: 72%

reflective: 59%

challenging: 50%

mysterious: 40%

sad: 40%

funny: 27%

emotional: 22%

tense: 13%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 4%


Pace

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40% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
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73% of readers chose Character
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Strong character development?

5% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

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15% of readers chose Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

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10% of readers chose Complicated
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