erissa_lestrange's review
challenging
dark
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Alcoholism, Injury/injury detail, Death, and War
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Sexism
eleanor04's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
annabelw16's review
hopeful
informative
sad
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? Yes
2.75
joey3000's review
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
harrietd's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
4.0
whoskatielou's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
4.0
1st read 2021:head empty, no thoughts, just pain
reread 2022: joanne massive thank you for choosing this book i love u
reread 2022: joanne massive thank you for choosing this book i love u
tastybourbon's review
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.0
worldexplorer's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
josierosser's review
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
melsuds's review
4.0
i stopped reading this for almost two months but i think, retrospectively, it was beneficial for me to take a breather. Otherwise i’d have been in bits on finishing, because i basically was already. The Great War, to me, feels a lot more personal and ... intimate? I’m not sure i can explain myself, but this play is excellent. I’m yearning to see it on stage. Stanhope is such a strong, real, desperate man. Each character is just so human, and although there’s a lot of content quite like this kicking around these days, Sherriff’s personal story, publishes in 1928 truly lays the ground work; it sets the bar high.