Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

41 reviews

lottieingham's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Classism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Violence

ghoulette's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, and Addiction

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Racial slurs, Ableism, Alcoholism, Classism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Terminal illness, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Slavery

roxanne_beznosiuk's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Read it for school.

Blanches rape made me cry hysterically during class

in addition to the

depressing resolution :(

But overall very good book to make me that emotional 👍👍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, and Sexism

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Classism, Alcoholism, and Violence

nikii_js's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

it's very intense, the themes and meanings within the play are really deep and symbolic of different aspects of society; it's also quite heavy in terms of some of the topics Williams included.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Xenophobia

mimikrow's review

fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Classism and Sexism

Minor: Racial slurs

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

readerorwateva's review

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape and Racial slurs

Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Death, and Death of parent

stevietaylor's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide and Homophobia

mad_henshall's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Suicide