Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

78 reviews

blueeyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

2.0

I read this for school and I was okay. i feel like Blanche is a character that will stay with me, but the play is forgettable besides that. I don’t think this is a play would read in my own. And I don’t think I’ll read anything else by this author. It was fine, just dated and not my style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Pregnancy

fabycamurugy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

skyfluff8's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

owenhwhite27's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• 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 and Sexual assault

madisongh2's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Rape

hannahlouise_'s review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

so, so sad. a brilliant play 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

emilyjean_xo's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

fuck stanley x

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Rape

Minor: Suicide

purplelake's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, and Abandonment

_kimb's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship