The Piano Lesson by August Wilson

108 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction classics play emotional reflective slow-paced
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August Wilson has already given the American theater such spell-binding plays about the black experience in 20th-century America as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Fences. In his second Pulitze...

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Community Reviews Summary of 830 reviews

Moods

emotional 69%
reflective 69%
tense 41%
challenging 29%
mysterious 29%
dark 27%
funny 18%
sad 16%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 10%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 25%
slow 24%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 22%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 29% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 72% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 13%

Average rating

3.68

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