The Iceman Cometh (Paperback)

from robertmorrow

My favorite O'Neill work, with great intensity and sharp commentary on the emptiness of the American dream for so many.

from bookworm12

This sad saga chronicles a group of drunks who meet up at a local saloon. They are full of big dreams for the future, but anyone who knows them knows that they are all talk and no action. Each man has glossed over the story of his life in his own mind, leaving out the bad bits and chalk any failu...

from whitewavedarling

Probably my favorite play of all time, this story draws you in despite yourself. It starts slowly, and you often don't know whether to pity or become angry with the characters, but it is a tragic and beautiful picture of a struggling group of men regardless. You have to take time reading it becau...

from DanielSTJ

I expected this to be a lot better.

from Laura1124

This is a hard play to recommend but it probably should be read by all for the depiction of an era and its exploration of difficult subject matter. I saw Eugene O'Neill's one act, two-man play, "Hughie," a couple of years ago and expected it to be bleak, which it was. But it was strangely rivetin...