Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

8 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

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

honeyvoiced's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Cursing

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

lovrst's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism

Minor: Religious bigotry

mimela78's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-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

This play is a classic for a reason.  This tells a story that is often overlooked or pushed to the margins.  The family's struggle in the "Promise Land" is not the exception but the norm that many found themselves in when they left the South for the honeyed lands of the North.  They still held mostly menial jobs such as chaueffers, kitchen staff, or domestics that carried very little income.  Redline neighbors were also very common and a family that dared to try to cross that line was in for a rough time.  That being said their are triggers aplenty with abortion, alchoholism, racism, and dsyfunctional family life just being the tip of the iceberg.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Racism, and Toxic relationship

maxima5's review

sad tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion