Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Der Besuch der alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

7 reviews

_ice_coffee_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Child death, and Toxic relationship

thehappyprince's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, Ableism, and Child death

d00dlebug18's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This is one of my favorite plays to read. It’s a blast of a read and I recommend it to anyone who loves analyzing plays and character motivations.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Child death

avenclov's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Grief, Child death, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts

annoyingtwig's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.5

Not sure how much this would apply to many people, but

Spoiler

the book ending is a lot different from the movie ending. If you watched the movie before you read this like I did, the movie ending set a very different expectation for the actual play than the play delivered. Although Claire (play) and Clara (movie) are the same character, the two versions remove or add details that alter our perception of her and thus the endings are influenced from that as well. I definitely preferred the movie ending as I thought it was a more apt punishment for Serge (movie!Ill) to receive because living knowing that everyone surrounding you would have, at one point, killed you for monetary gain is a great punishment for him to live with. The play ending made sense but I think just letting him die was weak comparatively, although it made sense for the tone of the play. Will say that the ending of this did bring my rating down though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Animal cruelty

Minor: Murder, Xenophobia, Child death, Racism, Animal death, Alcohol, Death, and Pregnancy

rosemarieee's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Child death

johannakck05's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Gaslighting, and Misogyny