Reviews with content warning for Cultural appropriation - Dead Poets Society

As you probably know, this is a novel based on a film, and you can honestly tell. It very often felt like the author was simply writing what was on the screen (or more likely, making the script look like a novel), afraid to make any decisions or interpretations of their own. I think if the author had, it would have benefited the book. It would have given it another layer of... something. I do wonder if I would have felt this way if I didn't know it was a novelisation.

It was still an enjoyable book, I will say. It's short and easy, I read it happily in one sitting. I just wish there was more oomph to it. I wish we got more into the characters' heads, because as is it, we only see them from outside, very much like a film.

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ladybergart's review against another edition

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2.5

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iiselin's review

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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jackyjoojoo's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I will never recover from this.

ok so it isn't perfect by a long shot and the film is 100 times better than the book but I found that reading the book and annotating it was a way to compile my thoughts abt the story and stuff.

no the writing isn't amaizing but ya know what the story is good enough that I was distracted and I honestly loved it

Neil Perry my love I am so sorry.

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