Reviews - Stowarzyszenie Umarłych Poetów

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Stowarzyszenie Umarłych Poetów

N.H. Kleinbaum

3.92 AVERAGE

coolkid1337's review against another edition

5.0

emotional medium-paced

minnie_loves_reading7's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

frogwaffle's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eva_15's review against another edition

3.5

emotional inspiring fast-paced

I wish I had read this book in autumn because I think the atmosphere would have been much more pronounced. I actually think that I would have been more immersed into this book if it were a hundred pages longer. To me there wasn’t enough time to fully invest myself into the members of the club or even Mr Keats fully because every scene the plot seemed to be progressing. Although I found the concept very intriguing, and I understood the boyish childhood feel the book had I don’t think it was a perceptive that I’m particularly interested in. Thinking about it I think it would make a better film than book since the atmosphere is so specific and it’s so dynamic in terms of action - it would probably have more of an emotional impact on me. There were also some weird parts that weren’t bulked up enough or explained that would be fine in a film but a bit confusing book like how and why Charlie brought over those two random girls (Tina and someone) to the cave, who Cameron even was since I didn’t feel like I knew him at all, what Tom Andersons aversion to reading was, etc. The characters weren’t fleshed out enough which might be in the movie since you can gain a lot from an actors physicality but here there wasn’t enough. Knox’s obsession with (I don’t remember her name) felt one dimensional and creepy. Tom Anderson had very little explanation to him apart from his terrible parents. Mr Keats wasn’t personal enough with the boys enough time to make me believe or care enough about his love for teaching or what he felt for the students. The only characters whom I felt really developed and had substance were Charlie and Naol who actually felt changed by the society. Naols passion for acting was one of the things I was truly rooting for so at least his death hit home a little more. I just felt there wasn’t enough. However the message and the idea of carpe diem was very interesting as well as the setup for the plot. I didn’t live it but I liked it - though I see how it was a film first. I was trying to think after reading it what feeling it gave me because I have experienced the same sense after a book a few times and the best I could muster up was if we were villains but I’m not really sure if that’s the exact one. Now that aim thinking about it films are more likely to have given me the same feeling.

sara40404's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Content Warnings

sofdani's review against another edition

3.0

One of my favourite movies ever, but the book is such a letdown. It just copies the original screenplay without any of the spark the film has. Todd’s birthday scene sums it up, in the film, Ethan Hawke and RSL improvised throwing the desk set off the roof because the original line (‘428 dollars…’) felt cheesy. That line’s still in the book, and it shows how flat the whole thing feels in comparison with the same story told far better on the screen. Don’t get me started on Knox’s party scene.

If you’re a big fan, it’s still worth a read, maybe just for the odd extra line a character you love says. But honestly for a film that blew me away when I found out it wasn’t based on a book, this has to be one of the rare times where the book version of a film is actually the worst adaptation. I’m also convinced a lot of the good reviews are just riding on people’s love for the movie, not the book itself. Not terrible, but just honestly unnecessary.

roguedl's review against another edition

5.0

Sigue siendo un libro que me llega mucho al corazón.
Los libros que son para los amantes del arte son increíbles, son como encontrar un amigo en medio de tantas páginas y esa es la sensación que un libro tiene que darte para llevarse cinco estrellas.
El "¡Oh, Capitán, mi Capitán!" del final sigue haciendo eco en mi vida.