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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Everybody

Branden Jacobs-JenkinsFiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2018

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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Everybody

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2018
Book Details
Pages

59

Format

Play • Fiction

Theme
Publication Year

2018

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a modern retelling of the medieval morality play Everyman, where God orders Death to bring a character named Everybody through the process of dying. Everybody seeks companionship for this journey, encountering personifications of concepts like Friendship, Family, and Stuff, who all refuse to accompany them. Eventually, Love agrees to go, but only after transforming Everybody, and only Evil joins them at the end.

Mysterious

Contemplative

Emotional

Fantastical

Inspirational

Reviews & Readership

3.8

356 ratings

67%

Loved it

22%

Mixed feelings

10%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins revives the medieval morality play with contemporary relevance and inventive theatricality. Critics commend its humor, diverse casting, and philosophical depth. Some find its structure disjointed and pacing uneven, but its thought-provoking exploration of mortality and identity earns overall praise for an engaging, modern adaptation.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Everybody?

Readers who appreciate thought-provoking, modern adaptations of classic texts like T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral or Beckett's Waiting for Godot will enjoy Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Everybody. This allegorical play, inspired by the 15th-century morality play Everyman, combines existential questions with humor and contemporary relevance.

3.8

356 ratings

67%

Loved it

22%

Mixed feelings

10%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

59

Format

Play • Fiction

Theme
Publication Year

2018

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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