Reviews

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

gracefulege's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Surprise pockets of emotion caught me while reading—would love to see the play performed live. 

marye17's review

Restarted

emmag07's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

tarrowood's review against another edition

3.0

Mixed feelings on this one. I know it’d be much better to watch than read (the fun of plays), but the first act just didn’t pull me in. The second act was fun, and the third was heart rending, but I just felt like I wanted to fly through it rather than savor it. Maybe a reread one day with analytical eyes will add a star or two

lovemesomefiction's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

book_concierge's review

4.0

This is a true classic. I'm glad I've seen it performed because I believe it is more powerful than simply reading it. (But, in general, that can be said of all plays.) Although it takes place in a small New Hampshire town pre WW I, I find much of it is universal and still relevant today.

We had planned to discuss this book with a group of 8th-grade girls from an inner-city school for at-risk girls. But two weeks before the scheduled book club their teacher informed me that she preferred the girls read and discuss Steinbeck's "The Pearl." I was still glad I took time to read "Our Town."

camib93's review

5.0

A beautiful simple story weaved to tell a complex idea. I am going to be in this show this spring and I am very excited.

steller0707's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

libellum_aphrodite's review

4.0

"Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you.

Do human beings ever realize life while they live it? - every, every minute?"

joannaod's review

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5