Reviews

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

vartika's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

laydownyoursoul's review

3.0

Solid, enjoyable collection. The two big poems were great to revisit, really like Kubla Khan, and the rest of the collection set a great mood, well written and had some very nice imagery. Loved the wholesome stuff and the celebration of nature.

jess_louise_'s review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

smilevals's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mrskay1104's review against another edition

3.0

I never read this in high school so I was not too familiar with it (although many elements of it have been talked about or discussed in other novels). I liked the overall plot albeit the old English used made my eyes roll. It was a good story but the discussions that I had around this were better. So many people pulled so much out of it that it made me think harder on the theme. I see why it is considered a classic and look forward to revisiting this in the future.

bibliomaineiac's review against another edition

3.0

I had read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" when I was in middle school. I remember liking it quite well, so was interested in reading more of Coleridge's poems. unfortunately, his "Sonnet" and "The Dungeon" were the only additional poems of his that I found in this volume that I really enjoyed. Too many of other poems contained the "heaving bosoms" of women to be of much interest to me.

pollydye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i forgot i read this tehe

emmaphale's review against another edition

4.0

This book has been in my wishlist for two years, since a dear friend of mine recommended it because she loved it very much. When I saw a beautiful second hand edition of it, I thought that I couldn’t leave it in the bookshop!
It took me an evening to read it and I loved it just like my friend did.

I really enjoy books (such as The Old Man and the Sea) where Nature and its sublimity become characters who interacts with mankind.

nicole6559's review against another edition

3.0

It was ok, the poems are from a different era, so it was hard for me to grasp. But some of them were decent.

kalliopekat's review

4.0

This is more of a musing than a review! It was nice to revisit these poems that I probably haven't read in full for many years. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is especially dear to me since I remember discussing it after a first read with my grandma who had read it while she was in school. There was something fantastic about that. I enjoyed rereading the other poems as well and be able to look at them in a different light than when I was 17. I knew there was a reason I had kept this on my shelf!