965 reviews for:

Dead Poets Society

N.H. Kleinbaum

3.92 AVERAGE

dogharrison's review against another edition

1.5

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the book was insufferable and lacked a lot of what made the movie so special

jiya_04's review against another edition

3.0

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thought it was written before the movie - I was wrong 
Would be confusing if I hadn’t watched the movie before and a bit rushed but still a quick, enjoyable read
Some questionable behaviour from Keating that is not in the movie? 

marialikestoread's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass das Buch mich so inspiriert, aber auch gleichzeitig traurig macht. Mr. Keating ist ein hervorragender Lehrer mit exzentrischen Lehrmethoden, die allerdings die Schüler zum Mitarbeiten anregen. Sein Motto "Carpe Diem" scheint zunächst vielen zu gefallen, jedoch wird am Ende des Buches klar, dass der Egoismus von einigen Schülern letztendlich zu einem negativen Ende führt. Anstatt eine Gemeinschaft zu sein und zu ihren Fehlern zu stehen suchen sie sich ein Opfer aus und lassen es allein. Ihre gesellschaftliche Stellung ist ihnen letztendlich wichtiger. Irgendwie eine traurige Erkenntnis. Ich wünschte es gäbe noch eine Fortsetzung um meine weiteren Fragen zu klären. 

putsalreads's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

scentsofautumn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

emiemcathie's review against another edition

4.0

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i'm gonna be honest... i like the movie better

megassiahaan's review against another edition

4.5

lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

starryeyedloverrr's review against another edition

3.0

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honestly this was disappointing

8qxmay's review against another edition

4.0

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

teareadingislander's review against another edition

4.0

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Dead Poets Society is one of my favorite movies of all time, so of course I had to read the book. I don't know why I was expecting not to cry, considering the nature of the story. This book was a great supplement to the movie, containing details that added to the boys' and Keating's characters that was unable to fit in the 2-hour timeframe of the movie. Such a great book!