Reviews - Death of a Salesman

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Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller

3.46 AVERAGE

fergoose_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

oh that boy willy crazy crazy! coming up with unattainable expectations for his golden boy who he pampered too much... i think this is a better analysis of father figures and family relations than anything to do with capitalism, short and entertaining, shouting and affairs, suicide and insurance plans

lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition

4.0

Quite the metaphor of the American dream, how some people get so embroiled in their own lies they can't ever recognize the truth anymore, and quite a bit of family drama.

thebluntbibliophile's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A dysfunctional family, the American Dream and Alzheimer's disease makes for a beautifully depressing read. It's hard to write characters that make the reader feel so strongly as Miller does, even overtly, let alone with such subtlety. I- there are simply no words for it.

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