Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

9 reviews

booknerdz28's review

dark emotional sad medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

eilatan6991's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Torture, Miscarriage, Child death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

lizkocher's review

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death of parent, Torture, Child death, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, and Violence

storyorc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Was shaking like a shitting dog for the entire last two acts, this is the scariest book I've ever read not written by Steven King. Made this athiest more uneasy about how many commandments I could rhyme off than I have been since Sunday school.

I hate to say it but the spiralling hysteria does seem especially sobering given today's 'cancel culture'. Again and again, the truth seemed to be that many characters are guilty of some things, but that the consequences flew out of all proportion, rationality and due process be damned. Good to remember too, that in Salem young women were accusing innocent wives every bit as much as their male counterparts in positions of power condemned them. Hysteria can turn anyone into a monster. Seems like

men die of pride and women of loyalty

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This edition specifically, yellow Penguin classic with the black and white still from the play on the cover, had fascinating little asides every time a main character was introduced that explained Miller's research into them and the official court records available to play testament to their character. It also includes a scene that was dropped from the official productions which humanises Abigail Williams in a way that really reminds you she is a traumatised, terrified eighteen year old possibly undergoing some kind of mental break. The play is fairer to her with it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage

bethy_joy's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Grief

josiie's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Adult/minor relationship

sandy_21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Miscarriage, Death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy and Torture

fuckscottfitzgerald's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Act 3 saved this entire play. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

repunzee's review

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content