Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

42 reviews

rory_john14's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Infidelity, and Slavery

wolfiegrrrl's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

I was surprised by how much I ended up loving this play. It's a really interesting character study about the effects of racism and class (among other things) on America that has me constantly returning to spot more details - symbolism, foreshadowing, and so so much double-speak - that I hadn't realized the first time I read it, so my copy is steadily being filled with notes and highlights each time I revisit it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Vomit

hristina_bulaja's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Racial slurs

kamilla_murphy's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Although I had to read it for class, I actually enjoyed A Streetcar Named Desire. It has detailed, interesting characters with equally engaging relationships between each other. I love the way the setting of New Orleans was described and the role it played in the events of the play. The play also comments on many important themes, including racism, sexism, classism, mental illness, suicide, domestic abuse, and more that I found interesting to analyze.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs

butterfly_reads's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

neina's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

amylouise_'s review

tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Racial slurs

alyx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death

leahlouise's review

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, and Sexism

regulardragon's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Racial slurs, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization