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alyssabookrecs's review against another edition
3.0
Recommended by my dear friend Napsugar. This play had an intricate history and such a way with realism.
bobbo49's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I am going back through some of the plays I knew growing up, and this was an excellent place to start: yes, it's a snapshot of a place and time from the past, but it also captures universal truths about family relationships and financial conflicts. And it's very well written.
aika1801's review against another edition
dark
reflective
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
3.0
readsewknit's review against another edition
4.0
This play was our book club's May selection; we had the option to read it in advance, if we wished, and then we randomly drew roles and performed it together. Our hostess conveniently has a stage in her basement and, as we were all now fully vaccinated, it was a treat to gather together for the first time in 15 months, don a simple costume piece to reflect our roles, and perform a play together.
This play, set in the South in 1903, explores questions of success, what we owe others, and the lengths we can justify when barriers are in our way. There are some individuals you love to hate (I got to perform Regina, one of the villains), but there are also glimpses of good and reasons to believe not all hope is lost.
This play, set in the South in 1903, explores questions of success, what we owe others, and the lengths we can justify when barriers are in our way. There are some individuals you love to hate (I got to perform Regina, one of the villains), but there are also glimpses of good and reasons to believe not all hope is lost.
ebunk's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
hannahmarkezich's review against another edition
4.0
Most of these characters were horrible people and I love to hate them.
vanessakm's review against another edition
3.0
The century’s turning, the world is open. Open for people like you and me. Ready for us, waiting for us. After all this is just the beginning. There are hundreds of Hubbards sitting in rooms like this throughout the country. All their names aren’t Hubbard, but they are all Hubbards and they will own this country someday.
—The Little Foxes, or Turn of the Century Decaying Southern Aristocrats are Butt Hurt About Slavery Ending, Are Greedy and Generally The Worst.
Lillian Hellman wrote the words above in 1939, and it’s thoroughly disheartening how prescient they were. The Hubbard siblings want to invest in a cotton mill. Except their sister Regina’s husband, convalescing in Baltimore, doesn’t reply to their many letters asking him to provide a third of the seed money. From a slow and overly talky act one, the next two acts spin out a tale of avarice and betrayal.
Tallulah Bankhead played Regina on stage, Bette Davis in the film version. Not everyone agrees, but I loved Bette in this movie:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFM5tiBSmrg
In 1946, Hellman wrote a prequel to this story, Another Part of the Forest.
—The Little Foxes, or Turn of the Century Decaying Southern Aristocrats are Butt Hurt About Slavery Ending, Are Greedy and Generally The Worst.
Lillian Hellman wrote the words above in 1939, and it’s thoroughly disheartening how prescient they were. The Hubbard siblings want to invest in a cotton mill. Except their sister Regina’s husband, convalescing in Baltimore, doesn’t reply to their many letters asking him to provide a third of the seed money. From a slow and overly talky act one, the next two acts spin out a tale of avarice and betrayal.
Tallulah Bankhead played Regina on stage, Bette Davis in the film version. Not everyone agrees, but I loved Bette in this movie:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFM5tiBSmrg
In 1946, Hellman wrote a prequel to this story, Another Part of the Forest.