19 Top drama books like The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea by J.M. Synge

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The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

By: J.M. Synge

2.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

The plays of John Millington Synge (1871-1909) are filled with the humors, sorrows, and dreams of t…

If you liked the drama plot in The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea by J.M. Synge , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5)

By: V.C. Andrews

4.53

Format: 376 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Olivia dreamed of a sun-filled love, a happy life. Then she entered Foxworth Hall... V.C. Andrew… read more

Similar categories in V.C. Andrews's Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5) book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
  • drama
"You don’t hate me?"

-V.C. Andrews, Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5)

"Her life was no longer her own."

-V.C. Andrews, Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5)

"What a trusting young fool she was."

-V.C. Andrews, Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5)

"In his arms, I would be the perfect fit."

-V.C. Andrews, Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5)

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2. Dziady

By: Adam Mickiewicz

3.31

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Dziady to cykl czterech dramatów polskiego poety Adama Mickiewicza wydanych w latach 1822–1860. Opr… read more

Similar categories in Adam Mickiewicz's Dziady book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • plays
  • classics
  • fiction
  • drama
"Today Gustaw has died, today Konrad was born"

-Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady

"as for those of you who are complicit, it is not you that I want to destroy, but your shackles"

-Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady

"I and motherland are one. My name is Million, because for millions do I love and suffer agonies."

-Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady

"Bo słuchajmy i zważmy u siebie, Że według bożego rozkazu: Kto za życia choć raz był w niebie, Ten po śmierci nie trafi od razu."

-Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady

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3. Driving Miss Daisy

By: Alfred Uhry

4.25

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recentl… read more

Similar categories in Alfred Uhry's Driving Miss Daisy book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
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4. La Cantatrice chauve

By: Eugène Ionesco

3.76

Format: 149 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Tout le monde la connaît. Peu peuvent l'expliquer. C'est ce que fait à merveille Emmanuel Jacquart,… read more

Similar categories in Eugène Ionesco's La Cantatrice chauve book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
"Mme Martin: Quelle est la morale ? Le Pompier: C'est à vous de la trouver."

-Eugène Ionesco, La Cantatrice chauve

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5. Hecuba

By: Euripides , M. Tierney

3.89

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

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  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
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6. The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

By: J.M. Synge

2.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

The plays of John Millington Synge (1871-1909) are filled with the humors, sorrows, and dreams of t… read more

Similar categories in J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • plays
  • drama
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7. Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Other Plays

By: Steve Martin

3.89

Format: 197 pages,

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Similar categories in Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Other Plays book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • theatre
  • plays
  • fiction
  • drama
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8. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

By: Sara Pascoe

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more

Similar categories in Sara Pascoe's Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
  • drama
"What’s “ague?"

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

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9. After the Fall

By: Arthur Miller

4.15

Format: 384 pages,

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Similar categories in Arthur Miller's After the Fall book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
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10. Four Plays: The Clouds/The Birds/Lysistrata/The Frogs

By: Aristophanes , William Arrowsmith , Richmond Lattimore , Douglass Parker

4.27

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

This volume brings together the four most acclaimed comedies of Greek playwright Aristophanes. The … read more

Similar categories in Aristophanes's Four Plays: The Clouds/The Birds/Lysistrata/The Frogs book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama

11. Ten Plays

By: Euripides , Moses Hadas , John Maclean

3.95

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

The first playwright of democracy, Euripides wrote with enduring insight and biting satire about so… read more

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12. Reaper's Property (Reapers MC, #1)

By: Joanna Wylde

4.33

Format: 700 pages, Kindle Edition

Marie doesn't need a complication like Horse. The massive, tattooed, badass biker who shows up at h… read more

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13. The Beauty Queen of Leenane

By: Martin McDonagh

4.08

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comi… read more

Similar categories in Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • theatre
  • fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • plays
  • drama

14. Steel Magnolias

By: None

3.62

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Presents the script of a 1988 play about a group of women in Chinquapin, Louisiana, who learn to dr… read more

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15. Private Lives

By: Noël Coward

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, … read more

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16. The Real Inspector Hound

By: Tom Stoppard

3.90

Format: 44 pages, Paperback

Title: The Real Inspector Hound Binding: Paperback Author: TomStoppard Publisher: SamuelFrench read more

Similar categories in Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama

17. Andromaque

By: Jean Racine

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Fin d'une guerre ou l'on crie malheur aux vaincus. Prise d'otages. Chantage sur un enfant. Complot.… read more

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18. Sophie's Choice

By: William Styron

3.19

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Three stories are told: a young Southerner wants to become a writer; a turbulent love-hate affair b… read more

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19. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Three Witches and The Master book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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20. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
  • drama
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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21. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Korshak's Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
  • drama
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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22. Burned Out

By: Dean Mafako

4.30

Format: 526 pages, Paperback

Eric Philson came to the Children's Hospital of Biloxi with a goal ― to build the cardiac intensive… read more

Similar categories in Dean Mafako's Burned Out book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
"The entire belief was insulting to many of us, but nonetheless, the term “top trained,"

-Dean Mafako, Burned Out

"The hypocrisy was too much to bear, the institution was paying over a million dollars for Mr. Hyde to perform “values training"

-Dean Mafako, Burned Out

"When I arrived, I did the job of six people and worked over one hundred hours per week for more than a year until I collapsed in my yard and nearly died!"

-Dean Mafako, Burned Out

"One of the greatest realizations that I clumsily stumbled upon during this process, was that these people didn’t need someone like me to tell them what to do; they needed someone like me to show them…"

-Dean Mafako, Burned Out

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23. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

By: Barry Kirwan

4.23

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more

Similar categories in Barry Kirwan's The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

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24. Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.30

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Then comes the brutal announcement that his pregnant fiancée has committed suicide. Marlowe simply … read more

Similar categories in Gabriel F.W. Koch's Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2) book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
  • drama
"Death is the ultimate test of faith."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"You sound like you’re enjoying my suffering."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"The verdict got both the fish and me off the hook."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"Her growing possessiveness felt both good and bad."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

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25. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.29

Format: 470 pages, ebook

Volume One is mainly about the second Indochina war (Vietnam War) and is set during the period from… read more

Similar categories in Michael G. Kramer's A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • drama
"Navarre asserted, “We have such powerful forces and so strong a defence system that Dien Bien Phu is an impregnable fortress!"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"The Vietnamese soldier said, “Before I spoke to her, I had given her a cooked ration of rice. Instead of her being grateful for the meal, she abused me! What gives with these Kampuchean People?"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"As well, I want our special force commandos to silently slip into Cat Bi and Gia Lam airfields and destroy the aircraft stationed there. That will deal the French forces at Dien Bien Phu a stunning b…"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army of Vietnam rumbled into the grounds of the American Embassy i…"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

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26. O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

By: A.G. Russo

4.34

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

*Author "I have never used AI in my writing." A.G. RussoThe homefront, summer 1942, Brooklyn, New … read more

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  • drama
"A uniformed cop around 6’4"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"You can use all the hundred dollar words you want,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"When those we care about are weakest, that’s when we must be strong for them."

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

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27. Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind

By: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

4.29

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Ready to break through the six-figure plateau? Discover an actionable strategy to cross over the mi… read more

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28. The Local School

By: Colin Phelan

4.28

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Although many view schools, colleges, and universities as the primary places from which we attain a… read more

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"Water is to India as blood is to the body, with the many rivers functioning as arteries – the Ganges being the aorta – and the monsoon timelessly arriving as a much-needed annual blood transfusion."

-Colin Phelan, The Local School

"Everyone is recharged for the second half, no bell, no forced learning, no principal’s office for tardiness or absenteeism; instead, a voluntary return to our collective pane of learning. Final conve…"

-Colin Phelan, The Local School

"Despite the business and auto-rickshaws and bantering Bengalis just beyond his brown front door, Sanjit cultivates a distinct learning environment and energy, one created and galvanized above the til…"

-Colin Phelan, The Local School

"It is here where education is championed and gratefully pursued as the human right which many in our world classify it to be. For although regarded as a human right, many entitled to education often …"

-Colin Phelan, The Local School

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29. Child of Another Kind

By: Steven Decker

4.29

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

A little girl can look at someone and know their past. How? Why? Single mom Cynthia Pace has he… read more

Similar categories in Steven Decker's Child of Another Kind book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
"No,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"Teacher,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"We do not sleep,"

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

"They came for me the next morning."

-Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

Cover of Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3) by Kyle Keyes

30. Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

By: Kyle Keyes

4.30

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Matching Configurations is the second sequel to Quantum Roots, a light Sci-Fi adventure story that … read more

Similar categories in Kyle Keyes's Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3) book and J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea

  • fiction
  • drama
"Somehow, creation manages to form without species intervention."

-Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

"Most of us can find our way out of the wilderness without Moses."

-Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

"Molly is not a Quaker, Jeremy. Quakers don't have tits that big."

-Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

"You're not a Quaker, Jeremy. I happen to know you put beer on your cornflakes."

-Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

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31. Bratva Connection: Maxim (Whimsical Words Publishing)

By: Becky Wilde

4.41

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Bratva Maxim by Becky Wilde (Formerly Becca Van) The first time Kara Addison meets Maxim Volkov… read more

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  • drama
"She thought he was the worst of the worst."

-Becky Wilde, Bratva Connection: Maxim (Whimsical Words Publishing)

"Show him that it’s not a weakness to love."

-Becky Wilde, Bratva Connection: Maxim (Whimsical Words Publishing)

"What are you going to do? Shoot me. Do it! I dare you. I don’t care,"

-Becky Wilde, Bratva Connection: Maxim (Whimsical Words Publishing)

"Customers don’t usually tip in Australia. That’s an American etiquette,"

-Becky Wilde, Bratva Connection: Maxim (Whimsical Words Publishing)

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