August: Osage County by Tracy Letts

August: Osage County

Tracy Letts

138 pages first pub 2008 (view editions) user-added

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August: Osage County is ideal for readers who appreciate intense, character-driven explorations of complex family dynamics and the unflinching unraveling of generational secrets.

Description

Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2008 Tony Award for Best New Play. Now a major motion picture "A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people." --TimeOut Ne...

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Community Reviews

4.15
based on 1,998 reviews

Moods

dark: 75%

emotional: 73%

tense: 61%

sad: 54%

challenging: 34%

funny: 32%

reflective: 31%

mysterious: 6%

adventurous: 1%


Pace

60% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
4% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

38% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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