3.25/5

i respect this play for how badass it was for its time, and i think everyone should read it at some point or another. (it has a lot to say about nineteenth century female oppression/gender roles/etc.) but the execution can be grating and come off as unrealistic, and ibsen's idea of men and women having separate, gendered moral compasses doesn't fully sit well with me. (he thought of western law being male, and it's unfair for women to have to live like men. sweeping generalizations about genders aren't my fave.) all the same, this play has done more good than bad.

bottom line: this is a definitely-read-in-your-lifetime book. and it's short and a play and easy to read. so in some ways i recommend!