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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was short but it never ends. Werther, you need to calm down. But I guess it encapsulates what it means to be in love with an idea of someone. I mean, he hardly knew Lottie. He just goes on and on about how he loves her, but never why he does.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was introduced to me by my art history professor as we began our unit on German Romanticism. Though the story is compelling and memorable, I think the book is most interesting in context. It inspired me to read many articles about the origins of German romanticism, and the string of suicides the novel(la) inspired is also fascinating.
The actual reading experience suffers a bit from the text being written in German 300 years ago. For a book of it's length, it is a slow read. Werther's overly embellished letter writing can be a drag, and his thoughts repeat as he spirals downwards. Dostoyevsky's Notes from Underground and The Double are both fresh in my mind with their similar themes of insanity, but I think Gothe does it better—albeit just slightly. The characters are also very human with an emphasis on their complex emotions.
The story, especially the ending, is very heavy. I did not particularly enjoy reading it, but have decided on four stars as I know it will stick with me for some time.
Winterreise in book form
This is cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPw9XgQ1mdI&ab_channel=LongBeachOpera
3.9
The actual reading experience suffers a bit from the text being written in German 300 years ago. For a book of it's length, it is a slow read. Werther's overly embellished letter writing can be a drag, and his thoughts repeat as he spirals downwards. Dostoyevsky's Notes from Underground and The Double are both fresh in my mind with their similar themes of insanity, but I think Gothe does it better—albeit just slightly. The characters are also very human with an emphasis on their complex emotions.
The story, especially the ending, is very heavy. I did not particularly enjoy reading it, but have decided on four stars as I know it will stick with me for some time.
Winterreise in book form
This is cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPw9XgQ1mdI&ab_channel=LongBeachOpera
3.9
Lovely description in literature that the modern writer's workshop would have ripped apart.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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