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Derek Guthrie _erek_uthrie — Jordan Dane’s writing brought me back to home. Her imagery is great. The hot summer sun, the dusty plains, the small antiquated towns. And then she had the people be complete racists. Native Americans are a part of life in Oklahoma. It’s not like Nevada or New Mexico where reservations are these beaten up towns with serious problems. Brenna is a dark and twisty teen. One that I could understand quickly. She’s brave unlike many her age. Her selfless acts bring her friend back to her in more ways than one. Her and her mother’s relationship get repaired with trust and truths. Joe is a needed in so many ways and until he appears fear is rampant for Brenna. There is so much more to say about this book, but it would all be spoilers. So I'll say this, the villians are dynamic, the protag is heartfelt, and the land is home. If you liked Speak, you’d love this book.

Santiago Mejia santi96 — A Streetcar Named Desire is the most polished and certainly the most intense play of the three Tennessee Williams plays I read. It treats another disturbed family, this time in New Orleans, in a small apartment. Although I loved reading it for its intensity, I am positive that, as with The Night of the Iguana, there is a lot I have missed. This is play that I need to revisit to fully appreciate. I think it’d be all the more powerful to watch it live, or at least one of these days I’ll watch the Marlon Brando movie. There is so much underneath the surface of the words, underneath the surface of the characters. One read of the play has barely introduced them to me. (Although I should add that in some cases, I’m not sure how much more I want to know about the characters!) In the play, Stella and her husband Stanley are visited by Stella’s sister Blanche, who at first appears to be an outgoing and impressive personality. As the play progresses, it becomes clear that Blanche is distressed at the dismantling of the life she’s dreamed up for herself; she’s wearing a type of mask to cover her increasing disappointments. Stanley is a cruel man, and watching his cruelty to his wife (including his beating her) and to Blanche was unpleasant. A Streetcar Named Desire is not a pleasant or happy play. The back cover of the edition of the play that I read indicated that Stanley pushed Blanche over the edge. Reading the play once, I am still not sure what happened in the end. Was Stanley lying, or had Blanche lied? Was Blanche crazy, or was Stanley simply trying to make her life miserable? I am at a loss to truly explain it. But given the emotional draw of the entire play, I am certain there is more to be discovered as I revisit it in the future. As for the title, I think it reflects the dreams that Blanche and others harbor. Blanche arrived at Stella’s home by taking a streetcar named “Desire.” And her entire life, it seems, has been lived by dreaming and hoping and desiring. Stanley’s sensual flirtation with Blanche adds another dimension to “desire.” The play is sexually charged and the characters in it – from weak Blanche to violent Stanley – are emotionally manipulative. Yet, the play as a whole doesn’t seem manipulative. It seems complicated and real, as humans really are. Although I didn’t like it as much as I did the clearer Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire still stands out as the most accurate portrayal of human nature. Since I didn’t quite understand it after one read, that seems quite appropriate: human nature is in many ways complex and unpleasant. I definitely need to reread that one.

Jennifer Chambers _en_hamb — Amazing indeed! If you only read one book in philosophy, this should be it. Dr. Phillips passed away in the summer of '06. He was a great man. This book will make you think!