Storyline: 7
Suspense: 5
Humor: 7

Relatability: 8

Originality: 9
Overall: 7.2

Comments: Waiting for Godot is one of those books that you should read because it's canon or if you're studying tragicomedy. Other than that, I can't really find much motivation to read it. Beckett shows his skill with wordplay, but it's hard to really fall for a book in which (literally) nothing happens.

 

In this book, two characters, Estragon and Vladimir, wait for a man named Godot to show up. They meet two men named Lucky and Pozzo, who are extremely odd. When they leave a boy shows up to tell them that Godot will not be there today, but he will definitely be there tomorrow. The second half of the play is another day which for the most part resembles the first. The two protagonists meet Lucky and Pozzo again, who are completely different than the day before, but are simultaneously exactly the same, and then the boy comes again at the end (you can guess what his message will be). Much of the dialogue repeats itself to give a sense of monotony and redundancy.

 

If you've ever felt like you've lived the same day over and over again, and everything is becoming routine, or if you've ever questioned the presence of God, this book will be pretty easy to relate to. It's a very good example of how life can seem mundane, and how it feels to wait for something that doesn't seem like it's coming. I didn't find the piece moving, however; it was more amusing and curious than anything. It's also probably better watched than read, because the stage directions get to be a bit too much at times.