Reviews

Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson

jerseyfemme's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

olivia119's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

imaisha's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

kimberly_levaco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A great play that just take a bit to long to hit you with the emotional punch.

annadrinksmilk's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

wow so what

spearingsam's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

maddymreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

jking236's review against another edition

4.0

The interactions between the generations are so interesting

maxisreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Enjoyable for the 20th century. I didn't finish it, but the first half was informative of the black experience during the Great Migration and a perfect time capsule of that era.

william_sg's review against another edition

4.0

1. Fences
2. Jitney
3. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
4. The Piano Lesson
5. Joe Turner’s Come & Gone

All over the place. Very weird. Wilson loves his shock endings but this is the first one that felt unearned. Loomis is too much of an enigma. He feels a bit underdeveloped.