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The Sorrows Of Young Werther: Translated By R.D. Boylan; Edited By Nathen Haskell Dole

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

3.47 AVERAGE

sumatranelectricchair's review against another edition

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kianspeck's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kendraaimelechocolat's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

blueandtheseasofstories's review against another edition

2.0

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2.5
Je l'ai lu dans l'optique de l'inclure dans le corpus de mon mémoire cette année et comment vous dire que les deux tiers du bouquin m'ont ennuyé à mourir. La partie épistolaire, les lettre de Werther lui même étaient difficiles à lire car vraiment rempli d'ennui et de bon sentiment. La dernière partie du livre le "sauve" et c'est d'ailleurs cette partie qui est intéressante pour mon mémoire.
Ce livre est très court mais m'a parut bien trop long.

yazminsadik's review against another edition

3.25

dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

purple141's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

eskilhgmn's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chi_b's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

denizt's review against another edition

5.0

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Very beautiful prose, rather than interesting story.

rob_from_amersfoort's review against another edition

4.0

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Although I can relate to some of the story points, my general feeling is that this is a story about a rather pathetic drama queen who feels very sorry for himself. I usually don't appreciate stories which end badly, but in this case I didn't mind. Still the structure (a one-sided series of letters, in two parts, which some comments by an 'editor') is excellent. It is well written and it doesn't feel outdated. So I still would say 4 stars.