Uno di quei libri da rileggere sempre e per sempre. Semplicemente meraviglioso.
adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

special memory
emotional funny medium-paced
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

[Read for English Lit]

While this started quite nicely and builds up with a good tension and a balanced comedy, the final act seems a bit too forced and shallow to me. The characters are ... not that annoying, so that's fine. But there's a lot of craft going on in here so that's kind of cool!
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahkate_reads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 6%

Would rather watch the play. 

I really liked this. A little of the humor felt very specific to the time period, one gets the sense that it was never intended to be timeless, but the character of Cyrano is so strong, and fragile, in very unexpected ways. I imagine that it is even better in the original.