Dead Poets Society
Ratings76
Average rating4
Contains spoilers
WARNING I WILL MENTION WHAT HAPPENS TO NEIL AT THE END OF MY REVIEW AND RELAY MY OWN MENTAL STRUGGLES, SO BE CAREFUL I GUESS...
I don't really know how to feel about this book, though I do think I'm quiet lenient on it because of its short length and easy to read syntax. I didn't feel moved by anything in the book really, nor cried like other reviewer said they have, but I do give kudos to the book for getting me to react to the more outrageous things some of the boys did (looking at you, Knox the creep).
Don't really appreciate that Knox was able to win Chris over after he sexually assaulted her (I don't care if he meant it, he's a creepy sex pest). I know, I know. Product of its time (especially since the setting is 1959), but I couldn't really enjoy the book after that.
I recognize now that the book was never going to win me over, because I do not like poetry. Ironic isn't it, considering the plot and title of the book. I should've thought more about it before buying the book, but the movie this book is based on has Robin Williams in it so it was a no-brainer. I will definitely watch the movie!
Confession as a person who has been struggling with s*icidal ideation for 8 years. When Neil was picked up by his father and told he was going to military school, I jokingly said that Neil should ya know unalive himself as pay back to his father... I didn't mean it literally Neil. I did not want you to off yourself...but I understand I guess lol
In the beginning I was super pumped by this book and then.. Knox happened deep sigh so the book took a turn I neither cared for nor expected, such a sudden misstep of the greatness it could have been. The ending saved it but the girl-obsession part very much ruined it.
first time reading a book based on the movie not too sure how i feel about it
Ohne Film würde ich nicht wirklich was verstehen, ist sehr schnell und Zeug wird weggelassen (warum lässt man Sachen weg wenn man vom Film in ein Buch überträgt, normalerweise ist doch in Büchern mehr plot... -.-) Aber weil ich den Film kenne, war es trotzdem gut und emotional.
Why exactly is this book so popular? It's such a hollow shell of the movie, a mimicry, written like a 6th Grade narrative assignment. It's inferior to the absolutely beautiful film in almost every regard, and the only enjoyment I got from this was when I thought about the film. I was excited, but now I've been left disappointed after completion.
Si estas buscando una reseña clara y sin fanatismo, este no es el lugar.
Aclarado esto...
Por dios, lo que amo esto.
Es mi película favorita, tuvo (y sigue teniendo) un gran impacto en mi. Este libro es básicamente el 90% del guión de la película y me encanta!. Lo estoy leyendo recién hasta hora por que por años esperé para conseguirlo en físico pero es imposible, así que finalmente tuve que ir por lo digital. Amo todo de esta historia, los momentos, las frases y los personajes.
Pude ir reproduciendo cada escena en mi mente mientras lo leía y lo viví como si estuviese conociendo la historia por primera vez. Si bien me sé el 90% de los diálogos de memoria (si, no me dan los números para contar cuantas veces eh visto (y sigo viendo) la película), hay varios momentos que en la película no se ven o no se desarrollan como acá, y eso fue una gran sorpresa, a pesar de ser un libro muy corto.
En fin, podría escribir por horas y horas sobre Dead poets society sin cansarme pero mejor lo dejo por acá.
Al igual que la película; lo disfruté y lo sufrí mucho.
Neil, Todd, Charlie, Knox, Meeks, Pitts, Cameron y Keating siempre van a ser parte de mi
second read/ Jan 3 2024
great as always.
but maybe a 4.5 now.
didn't like the romance? part honestly
first read/ Jun 30 2021
relatable, enjoyable, and sad. I'm speechless.
I guess it's a better read for you if you're still in school, especially if you're doing something you don't like because of your parents or society or anything like that. (or if you remember something like that happened for you/someone around you)