Typical existentialism
psipop, A reviewer, 01/10/2007

Let me warn you right now: this play is not all it's cracked up to be. Number one, it has no central focus. It's just a bunch of meaningless, unrelated little incidents that you're supposed to psychoanalyze. For me, it was torture to have to go back over every little chunk of dialogue and say, Okay, what segment of human nature is this referring to? And number two, I think it only enjoys such a great reputation because a few critics/English majors thought it was this breakthrough, revolutionary work. Don't be fooled. Reading it was tantamount to repeatedly slamming my head into a wall.

Waiting For Godot
Victoria (rhegade@aol.com), just a student., 04/09/2005

this is one of the most interesting plays I've read...so unique...so intriguing. A lot of people do become frustrated with this book [literally NOTHING haPPeNs] but it takes quite a philosophical mind to understand the inner workings of an existentialist. I myself am still tyring to grasp its meaning...I suggest Waiting for Godot if you like to contemplate and have quite a patience.

Simple but Deep
Ian Wallace, A reviewer, 04/04/2005

Waiting for Godot is an incredible book. It starts with Estragon and Vladimir start with a humorous ways to pass time as they wait for Godot. Some believe Godot relates to death because of their mentions of suicide. The story moves on to a semi-man lucky who is pushed around by his master Pozzo. I thought the entire book kept a bit of hope through the story because of their optimistic view of life.

I found this very disappointing.
Elizabeth Sanchez, a highschool student, 04/01/2005

Before reading this play I was told that most people hate it, or they love it. Personaly, I couldn't stand reading the play, and now I know what my teacher meant when she said that there was no inbetween. I was very interested at first, but as the play continued I grew disappointed because nothing changed. I feel that if they really wanted to see Godot, they would have left that tree and looked for him.

Godot is full of meaning and meaningless at the same time.
A reviewer, A reviewer, 04/01/2005

Waiting for Godot is humorous and ironic. It's characters' senility gives the book a similar feel to that of old Charlie Chaplain movies. The characters repetitive conversations add to that feel but also allow the reader to, if he/she wants to, pull out several meanings from the book. The whole book parallels the human experience of waiting for our own Godot, whether it be God or Wealth or family, whatever gives our lives meaning. With each meaning the detail of the book presents different symbols, unique to whatever it is the reader is comparing it to.