Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

42 reviews

graceslibrary's review

dark emotional 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: Racial slurs and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Slavery, and Death

clarice_flora's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Reading plays is always enjoyable and quick, it feels conversational and this is no exception. The characters are realistic and interesting, deeper than surface level. You follow daily life for the family, and have your opinions shifted every time action takes place. Really enjoyable and reflective on how plays and acting represent and reflect society. Super good to read a pre-annotated copy to get some context and deeper understanding and meaning from this read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness and Alcoholism

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Rape

sophieennis'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was very dark. There is a lot talked about in this book and none of it is happy. However, it was well written and I did enjoy it but I wouldn’t recommend to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Pedophilia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual assault

irishere's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Will need to reread to fully grasp my opinions, but very many troubling, however important, themes throughout and is representative of the time it was written. Great execution from Williams!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Slavery

As tags say, read at your own risk of these! These things would usually mean I don't pick up the book in the first place, but it was a required reading. Still really good in grasping the attitudes towards different minorities and treatment of such groups in the 1940s America.

doitsushine92'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? Yes

1.25

Everyone in this is absolutely awful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

travelsbypaper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, and Racism

l3t1c1a's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Alcohol, Cursing, and Racial slurs

elinthenilsson's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

anna_99l's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

There is a reason this play is considered a classic. In Williams's play there are no heros or villains. There are only people who are acting in response to their circumstances. In the end, your heart feels for everyone as each character has hurt another and been hurt by another. That is the power of this work, the characters feel so real because in my reality no one is perfect and we have all hurt each other in different ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs