Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Look back in anger: a play in 3 acts by John Osborne

3 reviews

sleepylit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

corinna_maybe's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It's a well written play and you'll enjoy reading it if you're into:
- toxic relationships
- pretentious white men who are well-educated but possess the emotional intelligence of a rock
- complaining all the time about not reaching one's potential and guilt-tripping everyone else for not behaving like a pretentious twat
- viciousness and so, so much anger

I really wished the roles were reversed and waited for Alison to turn into a destructive bear and yeet Jimmy the scared, silly squirrel out the window after the first act.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Classism

hannahkt's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Read for my British Literature Since 1945 class. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry