This book was really comedic and slightly tragic and way better than I was expecting. I'm really glad I read it because I can now see other movies and books that kind of borrowed this one's plot... The whole intertextually thing. It was really entertaining and I really enjoyed reading it. And it's also a fairly quick read.

School book :( It was fine.

je maudis mes profs de français d'avoir toujours choisi les pires bouses en matière de théâtre et jamais cette MERVEILLE! ♡
emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Un très beau classique, plein de finesse, d'émotions mais aussi d'humour. Bergerac est un très bon personnage dont j'ai apprécié le développement tout à long de la pièce et la fin (plus particulièrement, la sienne) m'a beaucoup touchée.

Les répliques en vers ont rythmé ma lecture et l'ont rendue agréable pour une personne qui n'est pas toujours emballée par le format théâtre en littérature.
Rostand a très bien manié sa plume, c'est recherché mais aussi très accessible, ce qui fait de Cyrano de Bergerac une oeuvre à la portée des plus grands comme des plus jeunes, qui n'auront aucun mal à comprendre les tenants et aboutissants des dialogues.

Beau livre. Mais j'etais trop paresseuse pour chercher les tas de mots compliques dans certains passages, donc je n'ai pas bien compris certaines repliques.

Cyrano is about a guy who's witty and intelligent, but who constantly gets looked down upon by everyone (including himself) because of his extraordinarily large nose. Cyrano is every bit as funny as Tartuffe is not funny, because while Tartuffe uses stupid, poorly written situational "humor", Cyrano mostly makes use of intelligent, witty verbal humor. Cyrano as a character is well-developed and realistic, and you can't help but rooting for him to overcome his one major personality flaw so that he could finally find happiness. Although cheesy romance is an integral part of the plot, it's handled so well that it actually becomes a good thing rather than an annoyance, because it plays such a large part in driving Cyrano to become what he is. All in all, Cyrano is a very enjoyable and funny play.
emotional funny medium-paced
challenging dark funny sad tense medium-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

Meraviglioso, forse la mia opera teatrale preferita. Cirano è un personaggio straordinario, forte eppure fragile, coraggioso ma ultra consapevole di se stesso.
Capace di combattere contro mille nemici senza nemmeno sudare ma timido e impacciato quando tocca al suo cuore parlare.
Credo di sentirlo vicino perché anch'io ho questi problemi, non riesco a esprimere bene i miei sentimenti mentre non ho remore a esporre tutto ciò che mi passa per la testa.
Comunque sia, Cirano ha una favella magica e riesce a esprimere grandi ideali e travolgenti sentimenti.
Insomma mi ha rapito il cuore.
La storia è agrodolce, si intende bene l'affetto che è presente tra Rossana e il cugino ma anche il turbolente periodo storico, in piena guerra.