Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

11 reviews

crieraylas's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Sexism, Misogyny, Racism, Alcoholism, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Hate crime, Violence, Death of parent, Homophobia, Death, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Infidelity

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Cursing, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Classism, and Gaslighting

michaelion's review

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

For once, sort of, the experience of the Youngers is not relevant to today. They bought a house for $4k. Somebody had to die for them to afford it. Meanwhile in this present day when most people family die they can't even afford to bury them. Everything else is pretty much the same though. Just called by different names now.

Lorraine Hansberry was definitely ahead of her time. 

This may have a higher rating if I actually saw it on stage instead of read / listened to it. I read it in pretty much one sitting to stay true to the theater experience – you can't pause a play, you have to sit through it – and it was still very moving and hooked my attention. But reading and listening to the play I'm sure doesn't compare to actually seeing and living it in the theater.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Abortion, Grief, Confinement, and Misogyny

Minor: Colonisation, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Homophobia, and Animal cruelty

morenowagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny

shaunaxx's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, Abortion, Death, and Misogyny

amayapapaya's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Racism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, and Sexism

jemappellecat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia and Racial slurs

toffishay's review

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I don't read a lot of plays, but I really enjoyed this way. It is really intense and emotional and sad, but also really funny! Funny in that dark way, in that self-reflective way. Walter pissed me off, and as a black woman, it was interesting and all too real to read into the race and gender politics at play between him and the women in his life, Mama, Ruth, and Beneatha. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Classism, Alcoholism, Grief, and Hate crime

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Abortion

Minor: Slavery

bitterseason's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

menomica's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

God I loved this play. I loved the way Hansberry showed the different aspects of being black in America, and how a lot of these characteristics are still present today. I hated Walter Lee so much and I think that was so important. God I love this book so much

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, and Misogyny

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia