Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Angels in America #1

Tony Kushner

140 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ play challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama In the first part of Tony Kushner's epic, set in 1980's New York City, a gay man is abandoned by his lover when he contracts the AIDS virus, and a closeted Mormon lawyer's marriage to his pill-popping wife...

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Moods

emotional 89%
dark 57%
reflective 55%
sad 54%
challenging 52%
funny 43%
tense 26%
mysterious 16%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 10%
informative 9%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

fast 50%
medium 40%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 38% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 1%

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