Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

120 reviews

tariana's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

One word only: disturbing 😳


But a little bit more…, I don’t know what to make out of it. The story really caught me and made me angry and sad and depressed and made me feel impotent.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Outing, and Alcohol

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

leonidskies's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

bethy_joy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

rikerdreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

stephsbookedout's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Rape

nikii_js's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

it's very intense, the themes and meanings within the play are really deep and symbolic of different aspects of society; it's also quite heavy in terms of some of the topics Williams included.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Sexism, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

herelieshenry's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Pregnancy

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

Such a sad story. Reread it after watching it at my kid's high school play. Full of triggers, and not for the faint of heart. Brave of Tennessee Williams to tackle these topics. A classic for a reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Outing, Abandonment, and Classism

ldpaige's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

i want to say that i just didn’t get it, but i really feel like this was just okay. i don’t see what’s so prolific about the lives of blanche, stella, and stanley ft. mitch. very tragic at some parts, but tragedy doesn;t pull on me like it used to in order to earn more than 2.75 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence