Our Country's Good: Based On The Novel The Playmaker By Thomas Keneally by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Our Country's Good: Based On The Novel The Playmaker By Thomas Keneally

Timberlake Wertenbaker

112 pages • first pub 1988 (view editions)

fiction historical play reflective fast-paced
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Australia, 1789. A young marine lieutenant is directing rehearsals of the first play ever to be staged in that country. With only two copies of the text, a cast of convicts, many of them illiterate, and one leading lady who may be about to be hang...

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Community Reviews

3.49
based on 296 reviews

Moods

dark: 68%

challenging: 47%

emotional: 47%

funny: 42%

reflective: 42%

hopeful: 26%

informative: 26%

adventurous: 21%

inspiring: 15%

sad: 15%

tense: 15%

lighthearted: 5%

Pace

66% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
5% of readers chose slow
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medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

17% of readers chose Plot
23% of readers chose A mix
58% of readers chose Character
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A mix
Character

Strong character development?

62% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
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No

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
62% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
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Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

68% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
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Complicated
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