This book, I did have to read for school, and it was kind of challenging because I have never read a screenplay before, but if I'm being honest, this was an amazing read!

All of the characters where portrayed so well, and even though BROTHER's ideas about things where a bit off, I loved his dreams for how he would treat his family had he the money.

Lena was my favorite, because she was such a strong willed being and a lot of black moms are, I speak from the experience of having several women who mother me, including my own. She wanted so much and was willing to use the CHECK in the mail to make her dreams and her late husbands dreams a reality. She bent to nobody's will except Gods, and she inspired me to be and do the same.


For those of you about to read, prepare to be amazed.

This play was pretty good. It was constantly interesting but I cannot say that the story line was phenomenal. It is an alright story that keeps you interested at most points. I wouldn't read it again but it was alright to read once.

Somehow I never had to read this in school. I didn't get to see it on Broadway so I figured I'd read it. I just found out today that it will be on television on Feb. 25.

I liked the play, but I could not give it five stars because I hated Walter Lee...But it was well written with beautiful imagery.

"There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing."

This was a good story.

I re-read this play recently in this unfilmed original screenplay version because I was teaching it again in one of my classes. The introductory materials by Gresham-Nemiroff and Wilkerson were interesting, along with an insightful commentary by Spike Lee. We also watched the DVD of the 1961 version of the movie with Sidney Poitier, which my students and I think is better cast and produced than the 2008 one with Sean Combs. This book is a classic!

If I could give it zero stars I would. I had to read it for school. This book was very boring nothing really happened. There was no plot twist or a turn of events throughout the story to make it more interesting.

everyone loves this one! another one that i'm glad that i was made to read in high school!

Everything that Salesman wasn't - this play was. HOLY SMOKES. I don't know how I have gone this long without reading this, especially since I have been teaching American Literature for all this time. Wow.

This play is incredibly written. The characters and family dynamics are so well developed, and the heartbreak is REAL. I stayed up late reading this, had an audible intake of breath at stupid Walter, and teared up at the last moment when the decision is made. I was so invested in what they were doing, and all of the dreams and hopes of the characters.

A beautiful, heartbreaking read about the American Dream, and about family. Ugh. So good.

This is such an important piece of literature, I'm so happy I finally read it.

In my oppinoin this book was complete, total garbague. I think this was one of the worst books I ever read and I've read Twighlight. Raisin in the Sun was funny and it cussed alot (which I liked)but the plot was hard to follow, I hated how it was set up as a play. It felt like the author was just adding things that made the book less interesting . I think this book was even worse than Catcher and Rye. I hated this book. The main part of the story was the fact that this poor family was waiting on a check for 10,000 dollars that they really needed. It was sad that the family was broke but they were a family with an unapreciated son, a loudmouth control freak wife/mother and an achaholic dumbass husband who only sees the down side and negativeness of a day. However he can be genorous from time to time(but thats just my own oppinion of them). I really would'nt recomend this book to anyone. I belive this book was awful and thats how I feel.