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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).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
grayscale08's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Abandonment, and Ableism
brendaxxo's review
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-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
LAURA. They're ornaments mostly! Most of them are little animals made out of glass, the tiniest little animals in the world. Mother calls them a glass menagerie! Here's an example of one... Oh, be careful—if you breathe, it breaks! [...] I shouldn't be partial, but he is my favorite one.
JIM. What kind of a thing is this one supposed to be?
LAURA. Haven't you noticed the single horn on his forehead?
JIM. A unicorn, huh? [...] Unicorns, aren't they extinct in the modern world?
LAURA. I know!
JIM. Poor little fellow, he must feel sort of lonesome.
what can i say? this is a classic and tenn is a visionary. n-word jump scare though. also i identify too much with laura... should probably bring that up in my next therapy session :/ four and a half stars.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Minor: Racial slurs
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