Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act by Oscar Wilde

11 reviews

paperkit's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

just people wanting to do things and other people telling them not to, without much success. 

great play on the power dynamics of seduction. loved its hysterical tenseness, the repetitions and how dramatic it all was, with great lines such as: 'Jesus raised the dead' - 'yeah, but can he not?' 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Incest

jneverland's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

rhgrimes's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment

hannasandmann's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

4.0

A story that shocks people since its release, but swap the genders and this happens all the time in literature. 
For me this is a really fascinating play, one I would love to see in theater one day. Wilde really did not limit his thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Incest

CN: Necrophilia

katharina_s's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, and Sexual harassment

havenraven23's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Antisemitism

Minor: Death and Incest

bzzzzzz's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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? Yes

3.5

I read this because Tom Wright's Surprised By Hope quoted a few lines, and it was in a copy I had of a collection of Wilde's plays. It's quite interesting, with clever themes. Still, I don't like it's somewhat encouragement of female objectification.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

2.0

This was short. Not my favorite Wilde. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Incest and Religious bigotry

voilajean's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest

moonybombadil's review against another edition

dark inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Suicide, and Murder