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The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts by Arthur Miller

35 reviews

ella_rose_77's review against another edition

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

3.75

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another_dahlia's review against another edition

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

3.25

Two men bungle a court case. A bunch of power-hungry teen girls play star witnesses in a courtroom drama. A court system so corrupt, it would be discussed in both fiction and history for years to come.

The moral of the story? Always have a lawyer.
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clovetra's review against another edition

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

5.0

oh the crucible, the crucible. the first book i was ever assigned for in school that i actually enjoyed reading.
i think this book is such a love of mine simply because it has such a strong nostalgia factor. sitting in my year 9 classroom, before i became chronically ill and a pandemic happened, sitting with my friends, listening to an audio recording of this play. reacting to every scene, expressing my hatred of abigail and mary to my friends, rooting for rebecca nurse, truly experiencing the atmosphere. i really think my first read of this was the best reading experience ive ever had.
this book isn’t exactly the next coming of christ. its parallels to mccarthyism sure are interesting, and i always love me some salem witch trials, but this book is what it is - a short play. but i can’t say this book doesn’t enamour me.
even knowing what happens, i was sitting here with my blood boiling, racing to hope proctor would be free and danforth would listen to the pleas of those around him.
i honestly think as more time passes this book ages like fine wine, and is very emblematic of current times. hell it can even be applied to modern day america. you don’t even have to change anything, as when miller wrote this everyone was losing their minds about communists! and republicans still are! maybe add some silly comment about 5G or the vaccines or hathorne rolling up to salem in his cybertruck. 
from a psychology standpoint this book is incredibly fascinating. and from someone who loves reading about the salem witch trials this book is incredibly fascinating. i love witches. fuck abigail and mary. shout out giles corey for being a stubborn prick.
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keelymightread's review against another edition

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

3.75

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katsala's review against another edition

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2.0

The emotional climax of the play doesn’t work because I don’t think John Proctor is redeemable.
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caesar2014's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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ejthephoenix's review against another edition

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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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sadie_g's review against another edition

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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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kaddyren's review against another edition

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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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ameliaflint's review against another edition

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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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