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hjb_128's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Ableism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
amiably's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i love all the intricate themes at play, from the complicated character relationships to the need for escapism. williams articulates the lived human experience so, SO well.
my favorite book i've read in school. as always, check TWs before reading
my favorite book i've read in school. as always, check TWs before reading
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
rogankeira's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
4.0
The apartment... is entered by a fire escape, a structure whose name is a touch of accidental poetic truth, for all of these huge buildings are always burning with the slow and implacable fires of human desperation.
The story of a dysfunctional family (very dysfunctional). As with other Williams' work, quietly and tender, beautiful writing.
Amanda wants her children to be happy and successful (whilst living the life she imagines for them) as she cannot bring herself to forget her grandiose, idealised past.
Tom is a poet stuck in a warehouse job (his mother makes him want to run off like his father did).
Amanda: Go, then! Go the moon - you selfish dreamer!
Tom:I didn't go to the moon, I went much further - for time is the longest distance between two places.
Laura is quiet and shy, nervous and mostly just interested in her glass menagerie of animal figurines,
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Racism, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Ableism, and Abandonment
Minor: Mental illness and Racial slurs
Most of these are treated as negative things, not positive (apart from mental illness - although negative attitudes are displayed by some characters, the play itself is more sympathetic).meaghanelizabook's review
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Ableism, and Racial slurs
henrygravesprince's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism and Ableism
Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism
tsundoku_'s review
emotional
reflective
sad
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
3.0
I read this for school, and I have to say this is one of the only books I've read for school that I've actually enjoyed. It was definitely sad. I just feel bad for Tom and Laura's situations.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
fjordpingvin's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, Ableism, and Racism
annaki_laila's review against another edition
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs
brianareads's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Ableism
mmaack24's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sad and touching look at life as a young woman. the racism of the time is clearly present throughout. brief and candid but beautiful and memorable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism and Sexism