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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

17 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

whatkathrynreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

mwreadings'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

4.75

This play is a thoroughly enjoyable read. It’s dark and twisted but it’s so well written. I enjoyed Williams style and i’m glad to be studying it for A-Level and it’s definitely my favourite out of the texts that I do. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Hate crime, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Body shaming, and Alcohol

tatemay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

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

dawnblade's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Even though I read this play for school, it captured my attention more than any other book I've read for a class previously. The story is quite depressing, but the symbolism and character morals make the play a must-read in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

The main character of the story is raped by her brother-in-law. While this scene is not shown explicitly, it will likely be triggering for some individuals. Stella is hit by her husband Stanley several times. Blanche tells the story of her young husband who killed himself after she called him disgusting for engaging in homosexual behavior.

Not an easy read in any way. Do not recommend reading if you experience mental health struggles or familial/domestic violence.