Reviews

Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

charlotte_amy's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

speedzero's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

valbowski83's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

meraval's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Listening to the audiobook version by Reclam on Spotify. It doesn't have many likeable characters, Faust is a total creep turned on by "innocence", Gretchen likes to reiterate how much more Faust knows about the world compared to her and while Faust definitely is more to blame for her family's death, her role in it doesn't make her very likeable. Mephistopheles does have a few funny scenes, but with the way he talks about Gretchen I wouldn't say I liked him either. The story on the other hand was interesting though, at times a little slow paced.

transluciiiid's review

I just hated it

_multi's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

gistro's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

kuerbispampe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective

3.0

jerkstore62782's review

5.0

I'll have to revisit it in the future. I'd rather have read the Walter Kaufman translation, but this one was lyrical enough in its own rite.

anni_czh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5