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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, Ferdinand Schunck

6 reviews

mazeeee's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Maggie is the epitome of “stand by your man” and I’m glad she got somewhat of a happier ending in the revised last act. Brick can kiss my tush for many reasons but main one being there seems to be little to no reason for the way he treats his wife other then his own insecurity and lowkey weird relationship with his old friend.  History will say they were just friends fr. I truly struggled with the ending of the last act until reading the revised version, which sheds a bit more light on the scope of the family dynamics and also didn’t end in absolute heartbreak for every character lol. This was my first time reading this play but I always enjoy Williams’s voice throughout the play’s stage direction and found myself missing that in the revised version of the last act. Will return to this someday. 
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apollos_lyre_'s review against another edition

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

4.25

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gabriella_'s review against another edition

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

4.75

What is there even to say? The way Tennessee Williams crafts inner turmoil and conflict is satisfying and painful.

I winced reading this several times! But geez the way every character in this play is living in their own carefully-constructed world is so fragile. You can feel how delicate some of these characters are - it’s tangible. 
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jakeaboi's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book's depiction of repressed homosexuality is brilliant, especially for the time, and the (by definition) SA of Brick at the end is absolutely heartbreaking. This play feels entirely modern, as it wrestles with issues that still come up in many peoples lives, even including mine. The play is fast-paced, and hits every plot point and important emotional moment with perfect, calculated precision. All in all, this is one of the greatest plays ever written, and an essential read for those interested in the LGBT in the deep south in the early 1900s, as well as plays about toxic relationships.
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kieranmarks's review against another edition

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

4.5

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sinems's review against another edition

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emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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