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charlottereadss's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
i just did my english lit gcse on this play, about 2 days ago now, and i’ve really enjoyed studying it. it’s so interesting and it’s something that’s so easy to read again and again and there are so many quotes in this play which really make you think. i remember finishing it in class for the first time and the ending made us all shocked haha. i feel like analysing the crap out of the text makes it more fun too, idk if that’s just me but i love picking a part pieces of books and annotating then with my thoughts/ the actual meaning behind it, i feel it gives so much more depth to a story. it’s so well written and thought out, it’s really amazing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Death, Sexism, Suicide, and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism
Minor: Physical abuse and Toxic relationship
12dejamoo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Me: Has a dream I'm explaining the plot of An Inspector Calls to some tiny people who live in a bookshelf
Also me: Wakes up and is annoyed at dream me for getting the plot so wrong and therefore rereads the play
Also me: Wakes up and is annoyed at dream me for getting the plot so wrong and therefore rereads the play
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault
lexarobinson's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There is a reason this play was deemed the overwhelming highlight of GCSEs: it is simply phenomenal. Priestley's style is fun and accessible, but he doesn't play into the former so much with this play; he excellently conveys the realities of lower-class life to the insufferably snobby Birling family. Inspector Goole is simply genius: his command of language is admirable, and he instantly makes you sympathise with poor Eva Smith. The ending is also incredible, and I really wish I could see what happens to Mr Birling after he gets found out...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Death
hglbooks1's review
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
Minor: Pregnancy and War
fruitea's review
reflective
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
inspector goole says fuck capitalism. like cheers i'll drink to that bro, i hate capitalism too. for real, he is always on point with his arguments which are still relevant today. it's infuriating how the birlings don't care about the working class, how they're able to ignore their struggles and live comfortably with their wealth. how they care more about their own reputations than other people's lives. how easy it is for them to forget and move on, because they're so detached from real life, the life that most of the population leads because they have no other choice but to work, simply to survive. okay i got a little carried away there but it's true. the way mr & mrs birling (and gerald) refuse to take responsibility for their actions (and the way they don't change at all) just emphasises how privilege they are. sheila and eric are more lenient, they actually listen to the inspector (but nothing can excuse their actions either - sheila knows that. eric doesn't. what he did was horrible).
the thing that stuck with me the most was inspector goole's final speech. especially after watching the bbc's adaptation of it. because he was right. this is a result of his anger and frustration slowly building up throughout the play, yet he still remains incredibly eloquent. our society may be more modern than the one in an inspector calls, but it hasn't changed. not really. the fact that inspector goole's arguments are still being used today proves it. the fact that the rich hoard their wealth while people starve because they can't afford to buy enough food. this is the one case where i wish literature wasn't so... timeless. it's a little depressing knowing that we haven't made much progress since the 1910s (when the play is set). anyway the quote i mentioned before is in the spoiler. i want this projected onto every rich person's house(s) and every government building. mr inspector goole, i will continue your fight against capitalists. ily <3
one eva smith has gone - but there are millions and millions and millions of eva Smiths and john smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do. we don't live alone. we are members of one body. we are responsible for each other. and i tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. good night.
the thing that stuck with me the most was inspector goole's final speech. especially after watching the bbc's adaptation of it. because he was right. this is a result of his anger and frustration slowly building up throughout the play, yet he still remains incredibly eloquent. our society may be more modern than the one in an inspector calls, but it hasn't changed. not really. the fact that inspector goole's arguments are still being used today proves it. the fact that the rich hoard their wealth while people starve because they can't afford to buy enough food. this is the one case where i wish literature wasn't so... timeless. it's a little depressing knowing that we haven't made much progress since the 1910s (when the play is set). anyway the quote i mentioned before is in the spoiler. i want this projected onto every rich person's house(s) and every government building. mr inspector goole, i will continue your fight against capitalists. ily <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Rape
lix's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
maddyj94's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Child death
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
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