The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh

The Beauty Queen of Leenane

The Leenane Trilogy #1

Martin McDonagh

80 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction play dark funny medium-paced

Description

Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag her manipulative aging mother whose interference in Maureen's first...

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Community Reviews Summary of 186 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
funny 72%
tense 36%
reflective 27%
sad 27%
emotional 18%
challenging 9%
mysterious 9%

Pace

fast 50%
medium 40%
slow 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 12%

Strong character development?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%

Average rating

3.99

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