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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 ...more
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 ...more

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.
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Wonderful and terrible. This is the consummate work of Tennessee Williams.
I especially enjoyed the cover of this edition.
I especially enjoyed the cover of this edition.



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