Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

49 reviews

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

nehanda's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death of parent, Classism, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Death

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

simoneparis's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully tragic, encapsulates emotional ignorance and tragedy surrounding patriarchal standards of men. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape

I don't think I've ever pitied and loved and hated a character as much as Blanche Dubois, there's a bit of her in us all.

syd991's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide and Homophobia

mayo_confessionary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Miscarriage

gabriella_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

i cried reading this. considering the time it was written, it’s so rare to find a male writer center female characters, from their own POV, and treat them with so much love and sympathy. he doesn’t forgive or excuse any of his characters, but he really breathes life into them in a refreshing way

there are moments where Tennessee’s fruitiness show in his stage directions and that really adds to the experience!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Infidelity, Cursing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Death, Medical trauma, Outing, and Pedophilia

sophtank's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved the way that the commentary on feminine sexuality didn’t feel outdated in this play.  

Blanche’s descent into madness is written so, so well, and Stella’s betrayal of Blance in the past few pages is amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

jennylarue's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I was Like :0 and :( the whole time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Suicide, Misogyny, and Rape

scotiareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

Minor: Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Alcohol