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Great play; in keeping with my recent "decent people caught in the quicksand of others" streak of readings - Crucible, Tale of Two Cities, even the Illiad in a way. John Proctor is an amazing character, and I love how Miller creates a man who can stand up for what is right without underplaying the difficulty of standing up for what is right. The final act is a true catharsis. Anyone who likes this should definitely check out the 1996 movie with screenplay by Miller, Winona Rider as a truly vile Abigail, and a ragged Daniel Day Lewis as a great Proctor.
Reading it now.
I enjoyed all of the family drama in this book...but there is a lot of it.
Despite the stupid Oprah Book Club sticker on the front, I loved this book. It has special meaning for me as it is the first book my mom recommended to me as an adult. Just before I was married, I was out shopping with my Mom. She saw this book, put it in my hand and said "You should have this." Reading, I couldn't help but think of how it came to me. It really made me think about marriage, and what it means to be a partnership in the face of hardship. It may seem like a sad, hard thing to show to someone entering a marriage, but I think it made me more grateful for my relationship, more in awe of marriages that last decades. Of course there are other things there, too: Sacrifice, ambition, loyalty. I carry O-Lan with me, and remember her in strange and quiet moments.
Must read it if you are a baseball fan. I did not read this durng my "summer of baseball reading" (summer 05), but I consider it as part of that group of books. A loaner from Ben, who talked about it years before I read it; it really came onto my to-read list when it was ravingly mentioned by Hornby in his Believer column. The story of Beane and the A's was good, but I read it for the Bill James story. "Sabremetrics"--good word.
** spoiler alert ** enjoy all of her books and style of writing.