Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

28 reviews

ejthephoenix's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Classism, Pedophilia, Misogyny, and Outing

Minor: Pregnancy

sadie_g's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I was very intrigued while reading this, and I thought it was fascinating that it expressed the dangers of unfounded accusations. 

Very much just a book of girls lying, and I love that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy and Torture

kaddyren's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-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

5.0

Genuinely so captivating, dramatic, and funny. I was assigned to read this for school and did not expect to enjoy it so much, but I knew nothing of the Salem Witch Trials prior to this book and was thoroughly entertained. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility and Slavery

ameliaflint's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

Really poignant portrayal of teen girlhood. I think that it was a really important allegory for the time and written well. Wasn't super engaging but also might be because I read it for school. Fan of the prose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Adult/minor relationship

planetshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Death, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

qalshrame's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Racism

Minor: Death and Torture

daisymayduck's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Read this for school as I’m doing a scene from it in drama. Really enjoyed it actually- easy to follow and it’s very engaging- always leaving you wondering what will happen next. Would love to see it onstage

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Violence

Minor: Torture

That said- we don’t see most of this actually onstage it’s more talked about

lizkocher's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death of parent, Torture, Child death, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, and Violence

leehillier's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Cursing

Moderate: Murder, Racism, Mental illness, Slavery, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

storyorc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

Was shaking like a shitting dog for the entire last two acts, this is the scariest book I've ever read not written by Steven King. Made this athiest more uneasy about how many commandments I could rhyme off than I have been since Sunday school.

I hate to say it but the spiralling hysteria does seem especially sobering given today's 'cancel culture'. Again and again, the truth seemed to be that many characters are guilty of some things, but that the consequences flew out of all proportion, rationality and due process be damned. Good to remember too, that in Salem young women were accusing innocent wives every bit as much as their male counterparts in positions of power condemned them. Hysteria can turn anyone into a monster. Seems like

men die of pride and women of loyalty

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This edition specifically, yellow Penguin classic with the black and white still from the play on the cover, had fascinating little asides every time a main character was introduced that explained Miller's research into them and the official court records available to play testament to their character. It also includes a scene that was dropped from the official productions which humanises Abigail Williams in a way that really reminds you she is a traumatised, terrified eighteen year old possibly undergoing some kind of mental break. The play is fairer to her with it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage