#9 in Drama & theatre
Our Town
- 128
- Pages
- about 2.5 h
- Reading time
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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Our view
“Our Town” is a short, luminous play that gives birth, marriage and death in a small American town their full weight. Thornton Wilder follows Emily Webb through days she barely notices until death makes her look at them again. Some readers suggest it means more to adults than to younger readers who meet it as an assignment.
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About the book
Our Town is a three-act play written by American playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938. Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written", it presents the fictional American town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 74 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Drama & theatre average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 6 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 68 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is Our Town?
It has 128 pages — shorter than 68% of the ranked books in Drama & theatre.
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