Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

42 reviews

scotiareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

genlyais's review against another edition

dark tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Classism

mira_07's review against another edition

emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

frog8716b's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

blueeyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

2.0

I read this for school and I was okay. i feel like Blanche is a character that will stay with me, but the play is forgettable besides that. I don’t think this is a play would read in my own. And I don’t think I’ll read anything else by this author. It was fine, just dated and not my style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Pregnancy

seasides's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.75

as someone who enjoys dark themes in writing and the absolute rottenness of humans being brought to light, this play certainly is all about it. oh it sure is. i dont recall the last time i felt so heavy after reading a play but my god! this is not for the faint of heart. it's just. oh my god. stanley is so... oh my god, i hate him so much but at the same time i feel the same fear as blanche and stella probably do around him how can a fictional character encompass this archetype of men so well. i dont know how to explain it but it feels. so real. absolutely throws you in for a loop, knots your stomach and makes you want to curl up in a hole and hug yourself so tight. maybe im being dramatic. maybe this is what i get for writing so much angst. 

anyways as a play, absolutely banger. love the characterization, the use of music and the reveal of the polka tune at the end??? title embodies this play so well. i can just visualize this car speeding down the streets, these characters impulsively running head first into tragedy knowing they're going to crash. my god. wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcohol

hannahlouise_'s review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

so, so sad. a brilliant play 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

purplelake's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, and Abandonment

_kimb's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

this_is_lee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

This was interesting!! I loved how the characters interacted and the sense of mystery I felt reading. I’ve never read a play before, this was a good one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Classism