Book Review: Tropic of Cancer (Miller)
Have I read this before: Nope.
Review: Ugh.
I can appreciate the cultural significance of this book without actually liking it, right? Because this whole thing is basically like reading an 18-year-old’s Reddit post about his sexual escapades in France during his gap year. I think I saw the word “c*nt” in this book more than I’ve ever seen it in total prior to reading it and now I never want to see that word again.
Just…ugh.
Not my thing.
(Still less painful than The Adventures of Augie March, though.)
Favorite Part: The end. ‘Cause it was the end.
Rating: 3/10
Book Review: Death of a Salesman (Miller)
Have I read this before: We read this in 11th grade English, too, I think, just like The Crucible. Gotta get that sweet, sweet Arthur Miller in those juniors. I can’t remember the character I read for, though.
Review: I like Miller, fight me. He’s really good at building up a persistent, nagging heartbreak that you know will eventually destroy a character. I remember going to see my drama teacher at U of I in this play way back in 2006 and I still remember how much it hurt.
Favorite Part: Just that buildup. It’s really extreme in this play (obviously) and even if you know what’s coming, it’s still very upsetting.
Rating: 7/10
Book Review: The Crucible (Miller)
Have I read this before: We read this in 11th grade English, I believe. Was it 11th grade? It was whatever grade I was in when I had an English teacher who had all sorts of Yoda quotes plastered around the room. I really liked her because whenever we read a play, we actually read it out loud. She would ask if anyone wanted to volunteer to read a character (and if not, she’d assign us) and we’d just read through the plays. It was super immersive and very enjoyable.
(I was Reverend Parris when we read this play.)
Anyway.
Review: I’ve always liked this play. I love how things accelerate and snowball and how you get this feeling that there was no way to turn back once the lies started to spiral. It’s very suspenseful and stressful.
Favorite Part: Just how much you hate Abigail Williams by the end. Or even at the beginning, haha.
Rating: 7/10
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