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A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire | Tennessee Williams
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The Pulitzer Prize and Drama Critics Circle Award winning playreissued with an introduction by Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman and The Crucible), and Williams' essay "The World I Live In." It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the '40s and '50s. Who better than America's elder statesman of the theater, Williams' contemporary Arthur Miller, to write as a witness to the lightning that struck American culture in the form of A Streetcar Named Desire? Miller's rich perspective on Williams' singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of A Streetcar Named Desire. This definitive new edition will also include Williams' essay "The World I Live In," and a brief chronology of the author's life.
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Sharpeipup
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Taking advantage of a bonus day off to finally read this classic.

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kelli7990
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I saw people on Bookstagram sharing Watermelon book stacks. I don‘t own a lot of pink and green books so I made this photo collage instead using the pink and green ebooks and audiobooks I own.

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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bela_deters
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I also had to read this for class and I really enjoyed it. It‘s tragic but there‘s an element of whimsy despite the serious topics. My presentation on this slayed

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104_goodbuddyy
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I hate to love this play, but, oh my gosh, I couldn‘t put it down. I read it one day! The rawness and realistic-ness of the characters portrayed was incredible. It reminded me a lot about The Great Gatsby with how it was all gray area. No real right or wrong. There were obviously characters that were worse than others, but none were good. Even wonderful Stella wasn‘t the greatest. The ending also got to me— (continued in comments)

104_goodbuddyy What happened between Stanley and Blanche was disgusting. Especially when Stella didn‘t believe Blanche. The fact that this happens and the victims are rarely listened to is so depressing. This play is a great representation of how society worked back in the mid-1900‘s and still today. Again, I hate to love this play, but I do. I will probably read this again and maybe even venture into some of Mr. Williams‘ other writings. (edited) 2y
104_goodbuddyy Also Mitch? Really? He couldn‘t bring Blanche home to meet his mother because she had slept around too much, yet he still wanted to sleep with her? Seriously, I was rooting for Mitch too, but Mr. Williams made it clear how reality is different from fantasy. Most stories don‘t get happy endings. (edited) 2y
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Eggs
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Day 6: finished Streetcar Named Desire. 7 books so far

#AwesomeApril #Readathon @Andrew65

Meshell1313 Stelllllllaaaaaa 2y
Eggs @Meshell1313 yesss🤣 (edited) 2y
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2y
Eggs @Andrew65 🥰🥰 2y
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CogsOfEncouragement
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Though I was aware this is a well known story, I personally had no knowledge of the characters or plot. When I finished, I had to look up a couple details online for clarification. I think for anyone familiar though, five stars. The dramatic reading was really well done.

EvieBee So, your takeaway? Was she assaulted? Imaginative? I never really understood. I was also a teen when I read it. 2y
CogsOfEncouragement From what I gather, Mitch left when she started yelling fire. Blanche was still trying to get him to marry her. 2y
CogsOfEncouragement Stanley, on the other hand, raped her. He says something like: this was how it was to be from the moment we met. Blanche genuinely dislikes Stanley and does not like being near him, and certainly did not want to be intimate with him. He rapes her while Stella is in the hospital having their first child. 2y
CogsOfEncouragement Blanche has had mental health issues, and Stanley raping her seems to break her completely. 2y
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Aida_Nam
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The play builds up on 'conflict' - between the characters, their personalities, their ideals and what they represent. It is extremely tragic. It paints a horrific picture of the horrors of a patriarchal society. It triggers you to debate a number of social issues, some of which seem relevant even within the present society.
Language : 3/5
Plot : 4/5
Characters : 3/5 (other characters not delved into)

#TenesseeWilliams #AStreetcarNamedDesire

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Aida_Nam
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I have never associated primary colours with power and directness. It had always appeared childlike and fun but the description here gives a new perspective.

#TenesseeWilliams #AStreetcarNamedDesire #colours

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Aida_Nam
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Aida_Nam
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I wondered why the description of her beauty culminates in the comparison to a moth. But as I am proceeding through the scenes, I feel it was intentional and a form of foreshadowing.

#TenesseeWilliams #AStreetcarNamedDesire

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MaggieCarr
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Plays are not my go-to, that's how I know when they end up on various task lists that I really am pushing myself to read more broadly. I've never seen The Streetcar Named Desire as a play, or on film, let alone read it. I can imagine this was well ahead of it's time with hearsay being such a strong theme, unfortunately in a day of social media it's only gotten worse. Thanks for the task @BookRiot #ReadHarderChallenge2020

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bio_chem06
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1. A Streetcar Names Desire and The Scarlet Letter - both stayed with me and they remain the only books that I've read multiple times.
2. Admission - who doesn't want to be good enough to get into Princeton
3. Billy Bud - It was so boring, so awful and I agree with any of the symbolism, so I refused to read it or finish the assignment. First time I stood up for my opinion and I don't regret the F.
#sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Good for you on 3! Thank you for sharing! 4y
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jenniferw88
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Panpan

What did I just read? @TheAromaofBooks #bookspinbingo

Also my #gothic square on #jennyis30

2 1/2 ⭐

jenniferw88 @TheAromaofBooks about to Wikipedia the play so that I can understand it a bit better! 4y
Cosmos_Moon I had to read this in college lit... I don‘t remember disliking it? It‘s been a while 🤷🏼 4y
Catherine_Willoughby "Stella" is all I know from that classic Simpson Episode - interested in what you read ? 4y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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An audio version of this play tonight.

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CocaNicola
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Pickpick

I listened to an audio recording while I read the play, and I think the actors helped me get much more out of the story than I would have just reading it. Reading it was nice too though, because stage directions add so many more details. This was my first time reading this one—it was with my juniors over distance learning.

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CorgiBooks
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This is by far one of the most beautifully written scripts to ever exist. I read this A Streetcar Named Desire back in college, and really enjoyed dipping back into it. Incredibly well done and terrifyingly real

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bio_chem06
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#7days7books: 7 books that have left a deep impression on me

#4 A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

This is the only book that I have ever reread. I have FOMO about other books, so I have a hard time wasting time on rereads. This is such a classic and everytime I read it, I find another hidden meaning or little Easter egg.

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Bibliobear
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“I suppose I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.”

Remembering Tennessee Williams on his birthday.

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plemmdog
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Tennessee Williams was born on this day in 1911.
“The world is violent and mercurial—it will have its way with you. We are saved only by love—love for each other and love that we pour into the art we feel compelled to share: being a parent; being a writer; being a painter; being a friend. We live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love.”

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WriterAtHeart
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Mehso-so

Getting a head start on next semester's grad school work by starting to check off some of the novels I have to read. A reread for me since I read this in high school. Still just an okay play in my opinion, but it was nice to reacquaint myself with it again.

Zelma That cover. 😬 4y
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wifey.n
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Don't remember if I read this because I was studying it or if I just came across it by chance. It's the first script I've read, but it's as good as a book. Will watch the play someday.

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TheEllieMo
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A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams that opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatises the life of Blanche DuBois, a southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her aristocratic background seeking refuge with her sister and brother-in-law in a dilapidated #NewOrleans tenement.

#LetsTravelJuly @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 I‘ve never read this! I love The Glass Menagerie so I should really give this one a go. 5y
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squirrelbrain
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A classic that I should probably have read before but hadn‘t.... I‘ve heard so much about it and, whilst fabulous, it‘s also quite menacing and terrifying. I‘d like to actually see the play now, but I think the actors would have to be just right.

It‘s also the first play that I‘ve read ‘for pleasure‘ (the last was for French A level!😁)

It‘s a very quick read and fits nicely into the #louisiana prompt for #ReadingUSA2019.

TrishB My daughters doing it for her A levels this year so I‘ve heard far too much about it!! 5y
Hooked_on_books Interesting choice! Very cool. 5y
squirrelbrain @TrishB - my niece has been studying it too for A levels. Is your daughter about to do her exams or is that next year? 5y
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TrishB This year- start in 10 days. It‘s all very stressful. 5y
squirrelbrain I bet it is @TrishB - fingers crossed 🤞 5y
TrishB Thank you 😘 5y
Kaye Good job on another book completed I‘ve not read anything by this writer. 5y
Palimpsest I‘ve not read the play, but I liked the film with Vivian Leigh and Marlon Brando. 5y
Librarybelle I‘ve yet to read this...great pick for Louisiana! 5y
Pamwurtzler Good pick! I‘ve not read that either. 5y
CarolynM I love Tennessee Williams ❤️ This is a great play. 5y
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GatheringBooks
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#QuotsyMay19 Day 7: To #breathe and savour it is a gift. Truly a wondrous gift.

RaimeyGallant Lovely! 5y
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gradcat
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#QuotsyMar19

(Day 17 - #Luck)

Happy St. Patrick‘s Day, all! 🍀🥰📚

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BookBelle84
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I had no idea what this play was about, I was completely transported into it. Heartbreaking and frustrating but I still enjoyed it. Next to see the movie.

JSW That has got to be the weirdest cover I‘ve ever seen for it. 5y
cathysaid The movie is excellent. Another good Tennessee Williams play made into a movie is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. ❤️ Paul Newman (edited) 5y
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tegancoetzer
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CoffeeNBooks This is a great read! Welcome to Litsy! 📚 5y
tegancoetzer @CoffeeNBooks thank you 😊 5y
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MrBook
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So, @BookBabe ‘s and my anniversary falls on Valentine‘s Day, a two-fer! Since she has high expectations, and I insist on indulging my beloved, we break it up into two dinners: the night before is our #ValentinesDay dinner and the night of is our anniversary dinner. 😁😍

Trying a new place, down the street from the library. We love the names on their drinks menu, especially the literary ones! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Kimberlone Patronus cocktail! 5y
melissajayne Catcher in the Rye is one of my least favourite books. 5y
Ggggg incidentally my patronus is a cocktail 😂 5y
Leftcoastzen I want to try the All Natural.cucumber cocktail ,interesting . 5y
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grumpygirlbooks
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I have a spinning bookshelf, which is one of my most prized possessions. But books do occasionally go flying off it. 😂 I like to play a game called was it the baby or the cats?

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tbells20
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My first book for #24in48 is done after an hour in! I started it this morning and was able to finish it during the readathon

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Pasteluniverse
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I have had this book on my shelves for a long time but never ventured to read it- so many books, so little time. But wow! I was missing out. This classic definitely lives up to it‘s reputation as being one of the most important pieces of commercial theater. Poetically written, funny at times and absolutely heart-breaking. So good!

Lcsmcat And what a cover! 5y
CoffeeNBooks One of my favorites! 5y
Awk_Word_Smith Williams was a seminal Southern voice during his time. The Writer‘s Monologue from his one-act play “The Lady of Larkspur Lotion” was basically his thesis for writing: we all invent lies we tell ourselves to get us through our lives. 5y
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My_darcy
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“I know I fib a good deal. After all, a woman‘s charm is fifty percent illusion, but when a thing is important I tell the truth.” Blanch may have been going insane, but her personality surely outshined that.

CoffeeNBooks This is such a great play!! Welcome to Litsy! 🎉 @LitsyWelcomeWagon #LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
My_darcy @CoffeeNBooks I had to read this book for on of my classes and loved it. Great choice considering I probably wouldn‘t have read it if my professor didn‘t bring it up. 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 😊👋🏻🌸 6y
My_darcy @Eggs thanks 6y
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emilycoc
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I can't rate this enough! Just loved this read. It was so beautifully tragic and well-written.

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emilycoc
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I loooove how vivid the description is already.

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emilycoc
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Decided to keep this new theme going with another impulse-Amazon-buy and play. I've had almost no exposure to this, save and except for that one Simpsons episode when Marge starred as Blanche, so I'm looking forward to something new!

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SleepyDragon
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1. Jessica Tandy, seen here as Blanche DuBois in the original production. She won one of her three Tonys for it. She also has an Oscar and an Emmy. She never did achieve EGOT, but a Triple Crown is pretty impressive.
2. Whenever the twins let me.
3. Lit. Fiction
4. Tie between my husband and my Ninja Coffee Bar
5. Library a few blocks away, much more often than the used bookstore down the highway.
#humpdaypost @MinDea

MinDea 😆😆😆 tie between your husband and Ninja!! 6y
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AStreetCarNamedDemise
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“A Streetcar Named Desire” is an absolutely stunning story of well, desire. Williams‘ depiction of human nature is raw and disturbing in the best way. I haven‘t found any other story that showcases the worst in humanity like streetcar. Would highly recommend

CoffeeNBooks Great play! And welcome to Litsy! 📚 6y
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BookBelle84
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Successful shopping trip at the legendary Faulkner House Books! #bookhaul

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CoffeeNBooks
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Ruthiella I normally don‘t like movie covers but young Brando sans shirt? I‘ll take it! 6y
CoffeeNBooks @Ruthiella My thoughts exactly! 🤣 6y
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Susannah
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Returning from a weekend in New Orleans with some long-time friends. One of them, a custom cookie maker, made us cookies personalized with NOLA-specific quotes. Mine: "America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland." Nothing like a bit of pith from Tennessee Williams. ???

BarbaraTheBibliophage That‘s a great quote! Hope the cookie is just as good! 6y
Susannah @BarbaraTheBibliophage The cookies were amazing, though I've saved my quote cookie for a few extra days. I hate to eat it when I loved the quote so much! 🤓 6y
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Jaclenewilk
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Working on it too!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!!! 🎊🎉📚👏🏻 6y
Jaclenewilk Thank you!!! Still trying to figure it all out:) 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 🖐😁 6y
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Seesydneyread Welcome to Litsy!!! 6y
RaimeyGallant Welcome! 6y
Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 6y
Jess7 Welcome! 6y
ReadZenRites Welcome to Litsy! We have a 3lb chihuahua named Stella. I always think of this play when she‘s being naughty. Stella!! 6y
asiriusreader Welcome to Litsy! 6y
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frailrouge
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“I don‘t want realism. I want magic!”

RaimeyGallant Nice quote. :) Looking forward to more of your reviews as well. And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. 6y
Purrfectpages Welcome to Litsy! 6y
frailrouge Thank you so much! 6y
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AnieHart
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Stella! Stellaaaaaaa! Sit back, relax, have a glass of vino tinto and enjoy this iconic book! Be sure to read between the lines, that‘s where the real flavor lies.

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BiblioTori
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This timeless classic will take you deep into post-war seduction, abuse, and self-discovery if you choose to climb aboard. Excellent book. Definitely recommend, especially for projects or any type of literary theses.

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DeborahSmall
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#NuYear #Desire lazy choice today

Cinfhen It totally works💕💕 6y
TrishB Good pick though 👍🏻😁 6y
Cathythoughts I picked that one too 😉 6y
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Cathythoughts
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#NuYear #Desire @Cinfhen @TrishB you think this one would be easy. 🤷‍♀️. Not so ( for me anyway) ! Got there

Cinfhen Well done 🙌🏻💕 6y
TrishB Great pick 👍🏻 6y
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GirlBehindBooks
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Reading books for uni is so much less fun. The only good thing is that so far I like this play. Have you read or seen ‘A Streetcar Named Desire‘ already?

#currentlyreading #reading #play #requiredreading #university

RaimeyGallant I haven't. And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. 6y
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