Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh

2 reviews

patchworkjester's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

Favourite modern play I've read thus far- shame I couldn't see it performed! It truly seems like a once in a lifetime experience and even just reading it is a truly harrowing experience. While it definitely isn't for the feint of heart, it's something I would highly recommend to people who enjoy dark and twisted stories that mess with your mind a bit along the way.

While the actual murders are never explicitly described, rather being told through the in-universe short stories that inspired them, even just the implications snapping into place is a mortifying feeling. The twist near the end, too, is simultaneously shocking and fantastically set up in prior scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Violence, Child death, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, Blood, and Ableism

Minor: Incest, Rape, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, and Gun violence

piepatch's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Suicide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Racism, Bullying, Cursing, and Xenophobia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Rape, Antisemitism, and Car accident