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A View from the Bridge / All My Sons by Arthur Miller

amelie_mackay's review against another edition

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i read a view from the bridge ages ago but it took me so long to read all my sons and finish this... it didn’t strike a chord with me the same way that miller’s other plays do. i think it’s just too contained; it doesn’t have the visual quality when the whole thing takes place in a garden. and the characters were difficult to sympathise with: it was just like watching another willy loman fall from grace but much less interesting.

but a view from the bridge... i cannot recommend enough! it’s mildly uncomfortable and shouty but i do love!!

and, of course, the crucible still holds a little place in my heart...

reviews_with_rach's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

farthestfrom's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense fast-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

4.75

shanviolinlove's review against another edition

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5.0

Miller delivers a spectacular glimpse of love, grace, and human depravity. A View from the Bridge explores the infrastructure of family and the strains of loyalty when Eddie and his family introduce into their home illegal immigrants that potentially threaten everything Eddie has carved out for his niece-turned-adopted daughter. All My Sons attacks the culpability of war profiteering and betrayal, the dynamics loss and renewal, as the sole surviving Keller son falls for his dead brother's fiancee, exposing family secrets and the truth of sinister events.

Miller's art in expressing thought, relationship, or social critique, through the interplay of dialogue is spellbinding and flawless. Definitely a new favorite!

sophafie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

littlepanda's review against another edition

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3.0

Interesting book but slightly disturbing.

seph27's review against another edition

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3.0

This play was okay, it was interesting enough to read in a whole sitting. I had to read this for school though, and I feel like Eddie could have been villainized more.

emily_martinez's review against another edition

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4.0

!!! All My Sons was heartbreaking!

nocto's review against another edition

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4.0

Read because Miranda had brought it home from school to do her homework and I couldn't resist it when she left it lying around. Read it straight though, including a glass of wine in the interval and super enjoyed it, was imagining it in the Quarry Theatre at the WYP :D I should read more plays, having all the stage directions is great.

arianappstrg's review against another edition

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dark informative sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75