The American Dream & The Zoo Story by Edward Albee

The American Dream & The Zoo Story

Edward Albee

127 pages first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction play reflective slow-paced

Description

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Albee is one of our most important American playwrights. And nowhere is his dramatic genius more apparent than in two of his probing early works, The American Dream and The Zoo Story.The New Yorker hailed The A...

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Community Reviews Summary of 154 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
reflective 80%
funny 60%
challenging 20%
lighthearted 20%
tense 20%

Pace

fast 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.81

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