This is the famous play by Tom Stoppard, which I had always wanted to read. (Read, not watch! I am definitely a reader at heart). Fortunately I didn't know that this is described as an absurdist, exitentialist, tragicomedy or I would never have wanted to read it. Not burdened by these descriptions I was able to read the work and enjoy its comedy, its horror and tragedy, and the gradual unfolding of its plot. You do have to know Hamlet to understand what's happening, but a recent reading isn't necessary. I don't know what inspired Stoppard to write this, but I would agree that the title as spoken in Hamlet has a certain resonance well beyond the apparent baldness of the statement.
Day 238; Book 229
'I don't think she has the ability to properly take care of the babies':
After a year of careless co-parenting, a roommate plans to claim the cat
for college, leaving the true pawrent caught in a furry dilemma
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This whole situation is more tangled than a ball of yarn during zoomies.
What started as a mutual decision to adopt Cat A turned into one person
doing al...
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