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Dutchman & The Slave by Amiri Baraka

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strdrw's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

lukastw's review

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4.0

I am a fan of Amiri Baraka and was totally unaware that he wrote plays. This play is something I would suspect him to write. I'm fascinated how it could be performed today.

aliciaclarereads's review

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2.0

Talk about your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

abookobsessed's review

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Had to read this for my American Lit class.

I feel like this play is similar to [b:For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide|58098|for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf|Ntozake Shange|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386924750s/58098.jpg|505856] in the fact that it has to be observed on the stage for it to really be fully understood. After researching I definitely understand LeRoi Jones' intention in terms of him trying to show the audience how even a well dressed and educated black man can fall prey to being stereotypically cast by whites, but for me the overall play felt like its dialogue was cut from a larger whole and the playwright had just piecied together things from his cutting room floor. I'm excited for his next play I own, which is, The Slave though.

I gave this play 2.5 stars.