August: Osage County by Tracy Letts

August: Osage County

Tracy Letts

138 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction play dark sad tense fast-paced

Description

Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2008 Tony Award for Best New Play. Now a major motion picture "A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people." --TimeOut N...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,037 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
emotional 64%
tense 60%
sad 57%
reflective 32%
funny 30%
challenging 20%
mysterious 6%

Pace

fast 64%
medium 28%
slow 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 35% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 30%

Loveable characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 79% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

4.15

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