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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

lectorapia's review against another edition

5.0

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Este clásico es tremendo. El corazón duele con cada carta del joven Werther.

hartimkredul's review against another edition

3.5

emotional sad fast-paced

yenka's review against another edition

4.0

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A charming book. Protagonist is quite loveable and you feel his suffering quite deeply. A small dainty read, would recommend, 

mmetzdorf's review against another edition

4.0

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The original angsty youth novel. Young Werther suffers from the affliction of unrequited love, and it turns out bad for him. I read the first English translation which made the book feel a little more dated than it otherwise might have done, but I think the author captured the spirit of an emerging romanticism that became the center of a literary movement about 4 decades after this book's original publication. It's a short episotlary novel that's sometimes a little heady but nonetheless an undoubted classic.

shilohism's review against another edition

4.0

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me im werther. im wertherpilled

evelyn32's review against another edition

3.5

medium-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

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Bruh Werther get yourself together

davide_69's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lazylocks's review against another edition

2.0

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Cringe stalker Werther. Also boring, the book hasn’t aged well as Emily May said. Too much hysteria over a woman who didn’t give a fuck. I guess romanticism isn’t my cup of tea, at least not how it was presented here. Also, personal preference is that I like better descriptions and development of dynamics and relationships considering characters, such a short book didn’t do it for me, considering we were listening to Werther sobbing 80% of the time. And what’s so special about Lotte? She just seems like a perfect example of a stereotypical woman goddamn
A bonus star for some philosophical remarks I liked

azeezah19's review against another edition

3.0

sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

losersfiction's review against another edition

3.0

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A decent book that had a somewhat typical story. I really like the differing modes of writing, especially easily to appreciate as its an old book.