Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

5 reviews

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

readingsponsoredbybts's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

5.0

the best book i had to study for english, everything went downhill after this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Sexism, Rape, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Slavery

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

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.

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