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Las desventuras del joven Werther

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

3.47 AVERAGE

el_entrenador_loco's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

norbert04's review against another edition

2.5

challenging reflective slow-paced

medeeaa's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

maja_'s review against another edition

1.25

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

darthizzy's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emaaaaa's review against another edition

2.5

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

giovanna13's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

wishanem's review against another edition

2.0

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Werther's unrequited love, teenage angst, and unbridled Romanticism are by turns seductive and repugnant. To my eternal benefit I was unable to take my own angsty feelings so seriously after reading a series of e-mails from poor self-obsessed Werther. I strongly recommend reading the story by periodic e-mail for anyone who reads it at all. The letters themselves can be tedious, but their effect on me at least was worth the effort.

Notably, Frankenstein's monster reads the book and uses it (along with a few other books) as his basis for understanding the human condition. In my opinion the monster's angst and Romanticism are generally more readable than Werther's, and Shelley offers a more mature perspective on the Romantic philosophy to boot.

fragrantwoodshavings's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

natinoce's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad medium-paced