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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

By: Peter Nichols
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Faber and Faber
ISBN: 0571083692
ISBN-13: 9780571083695
Released: 03 Sep 2001
RRP: £7.99
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I agree with aimeemoss... - By: Martin, 29 Oct 2003
With this play, Nichols has managed to walk the tight rope between black humour & heartbreak. He has taken the taboo subject of children with a disability & thrown it at the audience like ripped shreads of paper so that they alll have a piece of the subject to confront in a non-pc way. Every character has their own unique relationship with the audience, exposing more of society's truths on the subject. Nichols even enjoys adressing the issue of squeamishness which alll of us have to admitt to feeling. His humour is sharp & witty & will have you crying, but, so will his heartbreaking honesty which does nothing to flatter people or make them feel better!
Worth staying in like Joe Egg for! - By: , 16 Jul 2002
Even though the title does not suggest it, this truly is a literary masterpiece (the title is explained in the book, with the phrase "Staying in like Joe Egg" being used frequently). I was immediately blown away! Even though there are few main characters, Nichols has managed to develop them successfully, making the audience feel as if they can relate to them for at least one reason: weather it be the historical or social content, or even something as smalll as having a love of animals like one of the main characters (the mother). The content of the play - a smalll family in the 70s with a mentallly, & physicallly, disabled child - does not seem that entertaining at first, yet the characters witty & amusing ways of coping with their lives reallly is something to witness. Being an English Literature student, I have chosen to study this play for my A2 coursework - which must illustrate how good it reallly is! A must for alll literature & drama fans.