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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
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
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
I really REALLY hated the message of this story. Werther is a guy who's madly in love with Lotte(Charlotte?), however Lotte is already engaged to another man. Instead of leaving her alone, Werther keeps trying to pursue her. Sometimes he even gets angry because Lotte cannot reciprocate her feelings. He got desperate and I got really angry at some points.
Honestly, I cried so much while reading this. Not for Werther, but for Lotte. I felt so sorry for Lotte. She had to struggle so much because Werther wouldn't leave her alone, no matter how many times she had asked him to. She was constantly filled with guilt, even though none of this situation was her fault. The ending didn't help either. Werther is a horrible person. (I FUCKING HATE HIM!!!)
I know that times were different back then, but I've heard that this book's message is still being followed universally. It caused a lot of people to commit suicide just because the one person they love, couldn't love them back. It really sucks.
However, I can compliment one aspect of this story and it was the writing in general. The author had a beautiful talent in writing. I read this book in Korean, so I'm not sure if I should credit the translator more for being able to translate this book into another language so beautifully. But overall, the writing was really nice.
Honestly, I cried so much while reading this. Not for Werther, but for Lotte. I felt so sorry for Lotte. She had to struggle so much because Werther wouldn't leave her alone, no matter how many times she had asked him to. She was constantly filled with guilt, even though none of this situation was her fault. The ending didn't help either. Werther is a horrible person. (I FUCKING HATE HIM!!!)
I know that times were different back then, but I've heard that this book's message is still being followed universally. It caused a lot of people to commit suicide just because the one person they love, couldn't love them back. It really sucks.
However, I can compliment one aspect of this story and it was the writing in general. The author had a beautiful talent in writing. I read this book in Korean, so I'm not sure if I should credit the translator more for being able to translate this book into another language so beautifully. But overall, the writing was really nice.
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
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
medium-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
I was incredibly charmed by this book, because honestly I was expecting not to like it very much (I don’t usually enjoy the obsessively in love story, especially not what it means in classical literature). But the writing was really good and the story developed in a much more interesting direction than I assumed at first.
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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