Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

76 reviews

tariana's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.25

One word only: disturbing 😳


But a little bit more…, I don’t know what to make out of it. The story really caught me and made me angry and sad and depressed and made me feel impotent.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Racism, Homophobia, Rape, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Outing

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Suicide

bethy_joy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Rape, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

rikerdreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

henrygravesprince's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, Violence, and Pedophilia

Minor: Pregnancy and Homophobia

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Such a sad story. Reread it after watching it at my kid's high school play. Full of triggers, and not for the faint of heart. Brave of Tennessee Williams to tackle these topics. A classic for a reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Outing, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Grief

giuliana_ferrari's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Really torn in how to rate this book. In one hand, literature classics are classics for a reason; Williams' deconstruction of the human psique is worthy of the recognition this book got over the decades. In the other hand, I'll always have problems recommending books that contain racial slurs and 

a not explicit but clear rape scene, even though one could argue the scene is important for the transformation of Stanley into the fully fledged villlain of the story and Blanche's ultimate downfall into madness

. It was in some instances a subtle study on mental illness, with shadows and clever directions to indicate Blanche's downwards spiral into a dark place of hysteria and delusion. But the hysteria on itself can feel tired and misogynistic. In the end, I decided to increase 0.25 points to the score to allow for a reread in the future that might make me better understand the brilliance of William's play.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Rape, and Racial slurs

applebottomjeans's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse and Alcoholism

returningb00kworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Grief, Suicide, Classism, and Homophobia

janewa's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide and Medical trauma

Minor: Racism