Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: This is why I'm in theatre!

Equus was the first of Shaffer's works that I had read and I'm happy for the opportunity. This play IS theatre; if you're not ready to be impacted, put this one down! This play deals with the mixture of parenting and religion, love and sex, the thin line between madness and normality...and all without preaching to the audience (a difficult task). The characters are realistically presented to the reader to the point that you can relate to them intimately. I continue to re-read this play because I can always find a new twist and it ultimately changes your view of people and psychology. Shaffer has become my model for skillful and realistic playwriting and characterization. BUY THIS ONE! Any playwright who passes his passion on to his audience like Shaffer is destined for continuous acclaim.