Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

15 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

star_charter152's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Abortion, and Slavery

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Classism, Abortion, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Pregnancy

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Great writing style and characterization. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Racism, Child abuse, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Racial slurs

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

reading_ridge's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Alcohol

lovesarahmae's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Abortion, Sexism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Death of parent