Reviews

August: Osage County by Tracy Letts

egphillips478's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

xxertz's review against another edition

2.0

BLUF: Play about a self-destructing family.

Not convinced? Here is the break down of characters (note: daughters not in age order)

Father – drunk
Mother – drug abuser
Daughter 1 – not good enough
Daughter 2 – control freak
Daughter 3 – depressed & naive
Granddaughter – drug user
Grandson – waste of life

The whole dysfunctional family concept is not entertaining to me. At all. I get enough crazy between my family and the hubby’s, I don’t need to read about too.

This play did not let up the arguments, cheap jabs at each other, or any of the other punches a family can throw. If that’s not enough, you get incestual hints and pedophiles too.

Act I: Relationship background & Beverly ventures off
Act II: Bev is found and

Spoiler

put to rest

Act III: General family drama

In the end, I understand that this play is a social commentary, but it’s not my kind of read (or watch..).

gingercatreads's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

cowbutch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Drug abuse, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Cancer, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

c_seonjyung's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Incest, Sexual content, Suicide, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

mobymaize's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Hey what the actual Fuck. 
I don’t think I can add stars to this review because I genuinely don’t know what to rate it as out of 5. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

kelz31's review against another edition

Not shocked about where this one went, but overall I can see the appeal and do appreciate Tracy Letts' structure of story.

cassie_happened's review against another edition

3.0

*Read for a College Course

corrinpierce's review against another edition

3.0

Plenty of meaty family dysfunction, but missing the solid foundation of Killer Joe and Superior Donuts. Still worth reading.