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casspro's review against another edition
3.0
It took me two tries to fully read this play. I started it, got halfway through and tossed it aside. I wasn't in the right mindset to fully appreciate the play. Read it again on a long car ride from beginning to end. The mother figure is morose and tugs on your sympathy strings. O'Neill realism isn't exactly my thing, but I felt it was a classic I needed to finish. Every good theatre major should read at least one thing by O'Neill.
ilianachloe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
sebastianhafner's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.5
chloekg's review against another edition
5.0
O'Neill requested this book not be published until twenty-five years after his death, that is how shameful it was to speak of family or personal ills. It makes one grateful that we are finally learning to talk about addiction, mental illness, and suicide. Long Day's Journey finds heavy resonance with readers who love someone in the struggle.
andyc_elsby232's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this play is like watching somebody cry.
sequinn88's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible play! Such powerful emotion behind each character that one would have to be heartless not to be forced to connect with their experience.
magireads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Addiction, and Drug abuse