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that_reader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Sexism
chrissssssss's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Grief
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Mental illness, and Gun violence
bookflower's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I am aware that this was written after the movie was released, but I still wish the author would have used the medium book better. This book mostly describes the visuals of the movie and doesn’t even try to give us a deeper insight into the characters. There’s virtually no inner monologue and so most of the characters are extremely flat and blend into one another. Also, they added the creepiest scene ever between Chris and Knox…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
vanyavampi118's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This novel was written to inspire, and it did exactly that. It is a short novel, meant to enrich your soul by showing how a person cannot live without art (and poetry in particular). I an in love with how wonderful it was. I cried and laughed and sighed and enjoyed. I believe the following quote will perfectly explain how I feel.
"Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book." - John Green
"Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book." - John Green
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
tomk_e's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
tanyxscreams's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
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? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
brdiaz1123's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
pleione's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
i realllyyyy thought the movie was better even though i watched it afterwards. the book felt too fast paced, i kept getting confused, knox was a pos in the book, i just felt sad afterwards
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
mi_a's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
my god do i have a lot to say. to start, the main reason this has 4 stars is because of my love of the film, which is my favourite film of all time, wont allow me to give it any less than 4, and not for the quality of the book.
i didnt really like the writing style, the author used the word angrily as a descriptor far to much as well as describing people as turning white. and i felt like there wasnt alot of emotion in it, and on top of that i felt like neil was slightly mischaracterized- especially in the beginning of the book. he spoke to neil so rudely- "you cant expect everybody to think of you all the time. nobody knows you. and you never talk to anyone." like that is just not my neil perry.
there were also very slight changes in dialogue that annoyed me, an example that springs to mind is mr keatings speech about why we read and write poetry, parts of it were changed and it just really threw me off idk. on top of that SO MANY great scenes were removes, in fact, nearly all of my favourite scenes just weren't in the book, like the "im being chased by walt whitman" scene, todd throwing his desk set off the rough, neil gazing at todd lovingly after he readshis sweaty-toothed mad man poem, neil and todd fighting each other with scripts,todds yawp of neils name after his death, etc. and then the scenes that were added were abominable the main perpetrators were knox, instead of creepily petting chris and kissing her forehead, STARTS GROPING HER BOOB?????????????? why would you choose to change it to that WHY and to make it worse before he starts groping her he says, "carpe breastum, seize the breast!" how do you write that and think 'yeah thats good ill keep that??? the second scene that had me squirming was when keating had a pop quiz and decided to play a slideshow of pictures of women in lingerie and provactive poses. yeah no shit he was fired if hes doing that. again i have one question WHY??
and on top of all of this they took out all the gay shit like the cute todd and neil moments, charlie serenading knox with his sax, pitts and meeks dancing, meeks' "yes sirs" to charlie, etc, etc. all in all skip this tbh and just watch the movie and deleted scenes. it still made me cry tho and tbh i only really bought it so i could crite the thoreau quote on the opening page but i am still devastatingly disappointed in this
i didnt really like the writing style, the author used the word angrily as a descriptor far to much as well as describing people as turning white. and i felt like there wasnt alot of emotion in it, and on top of that i felt like neil was slightly mischaracterized- especially in the beginning of the book. he spoke to neil so rudely- "you cant expect everybody to think of you all the time. nobody knows you. and you never talk to anyone." like that is just not my neil perry.
there were also very slight changes in dialogue that annoyed me, an example that springs to mind is mr keatings speech about why we read and write poetry, parts of it were changed and it just really threw me off idk. on top of that SO MANY great scenes were removes, in fact, nearly all of my favourite scenes just weren't in the book, like the "im being chased by walt whitman" scene, todd throwing his desk set off the rough, neil gazing at todd lovingly after he readshis sweaty-toothed mad man poem, neil and todd fighting each other with scripts,
and on top of all of this they took out all the gay shit like the cute todd and neil moments, charlie serenading knox with his sax, pitts and meeks dancing, meeks' "yes sirs" to charlie, etc, etc. all in all skip this tbh and just watch the movie and deleted scenes. it still made me cry tho and tbh i only really bought it so i could crite the thoreau quote on the opening page but i am still devastatingly disappointed in this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault
sleepybythelake's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It was still an enjoyable read considering I already knew the story, but I would recommend just watching the movie. Pretty much everything that happens there is in the book, slightly different but not really relevant to the plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide