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meaghanelizabook's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Sexism and Alcohol
ebunk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
courtofsmutandstuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is my favorite play of all time. I absolutely love the main focus on Catherine and her mental health/stability, genius, and family struggles. I finally was able to teach it and it was an absolute joy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent
sherbertwells's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Catherine struggles to protect the legacy of her late father, a mentally-ill mathematician, and publish an elegant mathematical proof. This play was relevant to my own background—my father attended UChicago and Northwestern, where he earned P.h.D. in mathematics—but it is a little too angry to soothe the wannabe-Thomasina Coverly smouldering in my soul.
“CLAIRE: Jesus, you fucking mathematicians: you don’t think” (67)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Cursing
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
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