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Katie
Nov 08, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: male-author, plays
I didn't know much about this play before I started reading it. I had a vague notion of the character of Blanche DuBois and I knew that someone would yell "Stella!" at some point, but that's about it.

I wasn't prepared for how dark the play was going to be. It deals with some pretty heavy issues.

I agree with Kim that the stage directions were very well written and one of the best parts of the play. I would never have thought that stage directions would be so poetic, as I mainly think of them as
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Ann
Mar 14, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2020-aty-52
So beautiful and so tragic. I usually don't like book covers with actors' faces on them but my copy has a shirtless Marlon Brando. ...more
Jen
Wonderful and terrible. This is the consummate work of Tennessee Williams.

I especially enjoyed the cover of this edition.
Sara
Aug 12, 2007 rated it it was ok
Shelves: classics
Patty
Oct 28, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Claire Fun
Jul 05, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Camille
Mar 06, 2009 rated it liked it
Erin (NY)
Sep 14, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Terri FL
Sep 20, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own, drama
Sheila
Oct 30, 2011 rated it really liked it
Julie Griffin
Mar 13, 2013 rated it really liked it
Lisa taylor
Jun 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Scott Flicker
May 05, 2015 marked it as to-read
Cheryl Scaccio
Nov 06, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: play
Jen
Dec 18, 2015 marked it as to-read
Tania
Mar 19, 2016 marked it as to-read
Nikki Morse
Jan 09, 2018 marked it as to-read
Agatha Donkar Lund
Jun 06, 2018 rated it really liked it
Shelves: theater
Colleen Chi-Girl
Jul 27, 2018 rated it really liked it
Catherine
Mar 07, 2022 rated it really liked it
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