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mariahmmm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
In this play, phonetics experts Higgins and Colonel Pickering take on the challenge of raising the spirited flowergirl Liza Doolittle from the gutter to a refined lady through teaching her the Queen's English.
Review
A clever story and good insight into how malleable human nature can be. One star deducted as the story dealt less with the "how" and more with setting the scene.
The play itself was a little dissatisfying in that there were many unanswered questions surrounding the outcome of such a huge transformation for Liza, but the epilogue provided much of the explanations needed.
There were interesting parallels with the Ovid poem, where Pygmalion (here Higgins) created his perfect woman in a statue named Galatea (Liza), with Shaw answering the question of if love is possible when one is the other's god.
Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent
kate_has_book_thoughts's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
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My issue with the play is that each act jumps quite a bit forward in time and I felt like I missed out on reading about the things that happened between acts.
For example:
Though I didn’t enjoy Pygmalion very much, it’s short and easily accessible (It's free via the Project Gutenberg website), so it’s worth reading if you want to be able to say you’ve read it.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
gandalf_a's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexism
saliwali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, and Death of parent
c_lizziebeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Cursing and Colonisation
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny and Classism
Minor: Cursing
ninahuynh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Read it along with the audiobook and got to say, it's a new experience! Plays are meant to be performed, so hearing it while also reading along help me visualize the scene and characters better.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing
keepsleep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, and Alcohol