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96 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 158567186
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Abrams Press
Publication date: 12 November 2001
Description
Set in the 1970s in Pittsburgh's Hill District, and depicting gypsy-cab drivers who serve black neighborhoods, Jitney is the seventh in August Wilson's projected ten-play cycle (one for each decade) on the black experience in twentieth-century Ame...
Community Reviews Summary of 30 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
challenging 40%
emotional 40%
tense 40%
reflective 20%
Pace
slow 25%
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, MurderModerate
War
96 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 158567186
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Abrams Press
Publication date: 12 November 2001
Description
Set in the 1970s in Pittsburgh's Hill District, and depicting gypsy-cab drivers who serve black neighborhoods, Jitney is the seventh in August Wilson's projected ten-play cycle (one for each decade) on the black experience in twentieth-century Ame...
Community Reviews Summary of 30 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
challenging 40%
emotional 40%
tense 40%
reflective 20%
Pace
slow 25%
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, MurderModerate
War