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emilyroseh's review
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
leslielu67's review against another edition
3.0
A play about the Zoot Suit riots, about which I knew very little.
sierranevada005's review against another edition
4.0
Read for the Play Selection Advisory Committee! This story was super fascinating, and I loved the way the play was written. Four stars
redheadbeans's review against another edition
4.0
This is a story about the problems facing Chicanos in California during World War 2. It is not a very happy story, but it is a very deep story.
I liked reading something that switched between English and another language I could read and understand, for once. Most of the classics you end up reading as an English major use French, Latin or Russian, if anything, and if you're apparently unlucky enough to know and like Spanish, you never really get the opportunity to use your skills in your chosen field.
I really liked the messages in the play. It says a lot of things about ethnic differences and problems, and it is does a great job with metaphors.
I could do without the sexism, and I am really tired of saying "it was the times", especially since that really is not an excuse. But at least the author did not pretend that there were no problems. It is presented and it is not placed in a good light, thankfully.
I would love to see something like this live. The stage directions sound really interesting and it sounds like a very beautiful play.
I liked reading something that switched between English and another language I could read and understand, for once. Most of the classics you end up reading as an English major use French, Latin or Russian, if anything, and if you're apparently unlucky enough to know and like Spanish, you never really get the opportunity to use your skills in your chosen field.
I really liked the messages in the play. It says a lot of things about ethnic differences and problems, and it is does a great job with metaphors.
I could do without the sexism, and I am really tired of saying "it was the times", especially since that really is not an excuse. But at least the author did not pretend that there were no problems. It is presented and it is not placed in a good light, thankfully.
I would love to see something like this live. The stage directions sound really interesting and it sounds like a very beautiful play.
raven666's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.5
leahfrancis's review against another edition
5.0
really really excellent work of early chicano theater. introduced me to pachuco culture and the zoot suit riots, and the general fear and discrimination mexican-americans felt during wwii, even though the country was supposed to be uniting around the war effort, not dividing.
cynireads's review against another edition
4.0
"But life ain't that way, Hank.
The barrio's still out there, waiting and wanting.
The cops are still tracking us like dogs.
The gangs are still killing each other,
Families are barely surviving,
And there in your own backyard...life goes on."
A fantastic telling of the how the Zoot suit riots began and how it destroyed all those involved.
The barrio's still out there, waiting and wanting.
The cops are still tracking us like dogs.
The gangs are still killing each other,
Families are barely surviving,
And there in your own backyard...life goes on."
A fantastic telling of the how the Zoot suit riots began and how it destroyed all those involved.
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