The Red Letter Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks

The Red Letter Plays

Suzan-Lori Parks

225 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction play dark slow-paced

Description

"In the Blood is an extraordinary new play...It is truly harrowing...we cannot turn away, and we do not want to. The play strikes us as Hawthorne claimed his first glimpse of the scarlet letter struck him, with "a sensation not altogether physical...

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Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews

Moods

dark 83%
emotional 50%
challenging 33%
funny 16%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

4.09

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