Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams

Summer and Smoke

Tennessee Williams

82 pages first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics play reflective sad tense slow-paced
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Description

The play is a simple love story of a somewhat puritanical Southern girl and an unpuritanical young doctor. Each is basically attracted to the other but because of their divergent attitudes toward life, each over the course of years is driven away ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 192 reviews

Moods

emotional 71%
reflective 57%
sad 50%
dark 28%
tense 28%
hopeful 14%
mysterious 14%
challenging 7%
lighthearted 7%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 42%
slow 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 91% | A mix: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | No: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.98

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