The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh
The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Martin McDonagh

The Beauty Queen of Leenane

The Leenane Trilogy #1

Martin McDonagh

56 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

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THE STORY: Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag, her manipulative aging mother, whose interference in Maur

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Community Reviews Summary of 291 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
funny 71%
tense 47%
reflective 19%
sad 19%
emotional 9%
challenging 4%
mysterious 4%

Pace

fast 50%
medium 40%
slow 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 88% | A mix: 11%

Strong character development?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 38%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 94% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%

Average rating

4.0

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