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A review by celia_thebookishhufflepuff
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
4.0
It's actually quite good, and I was surprised. I really love the plays we're reading in English this year (this and [b:A Doll's House|37793|A Doll's House|Henrik Ibsen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427119396s/37793.jpg|10535173]) but I wish they were longer.
In this book, the story is just amazing, with tons of plot twists, even if it is only 80-some pages and takes place in a day.
I really enjoy the way Arthur Miller writes plays about very realistic happenings with a creative, real spin. I read [b:The Crucible|17250|The Crucible|Arthur Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1447764813s/17250.jpg|1426723] in eighth grade, and I loved it's simplistic style and the way it easily compared the witch hunts of the 16-1700's to the Communist witch hunts of the late 1900's.
This play also follows that simple style and gives a very real perspective on the war and the truths behind why people do what they do. It teaches a lesson that can be applied today, which is that people aren't always what they seem, and everyone sees his or her own reasoning as to what is right.
In this book, the story is just amazing, with tons of plot twists, even if it is only 80-some pages and takes place in a day.
I really enjoy the way Arthur Miller writes plays about very realistic happenings with a creative, real spin. I read [b:The Crucible|17250|The Crucible|Arthur Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1447764813s/17250.jpg|1426723] in eighth grade, and I loved it's simplistic style and the way it easily compared the witch hunts of the 16-1700's to the Communist witch hunts of the late 1900's.
This play also follows that simple style and gives a very real perspective on the war and the truths behind why people do what they do. It teaches a lesson that can be applied today, which is that people aren't always what they seem, and everyone sees his or her own reasoning as to what is right.