426 reviews for:

Goethe's Faust

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

3.65 AVERAGE

hakkun1's review against another edition

3.5

funny hopeful sad medium-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

jeffreywbush's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

contintayletras's review against another edition

1.0

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1,5.
No le pongo un 1 porque "Fausto parte 1" ha estado algo mejor que la segunda, que se me ha hecho eterna, gracias a dios que es teatro y se pasan las páginas volando. Las escenas más importantes suceden demasiado deprisa y son tratadas muy por encima, mientras que hay parrafadas irrelevantes que ocupan numerosas páginas. "Fausto 2" debería llamarse "Helena y compañía", porque mitología griega hay por un canuto, mientras que la historia de Fausto pasa a un segundo (o décimo) plano.

bgmylc's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5

oelia's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A genuinely very impressive book. It can hardly be understated how amazing it is that this even exists. You wouldn't think that the rhymes and verses add all that much but they do and they are beautiful. With that said, what happend in the second part? Acts 1-4 are almost entirely lost on me, not because they are abstract or almost surrealist, but because they don't fit in with the first part and with the structure of this play(?, I can't imagine this being actually properly realized in a theater). I guess they are a continuation of Faust's journey through the highest of experiences, but I think Faust shines most when there's just him and Mephisto and few other setpieces and characters. Act 5, however, justifies everything that came before it. It is one of the most beautiful endings for anything, Faust's last words are so touching I actually cried a little.

swancubine's review against another edition

5.0

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cschmi46's review against another edition

3.0

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I believe I've only read part one of this, but I enjoyed it to some degree. The concept of the story is very intriguing, but I'm not particularly enthusiastic with the way Goethe writes it.

mayam330's review against another edition

1.5

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lilredjen's review against another edition

0.5

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

synapsecracklepop's review against another edition

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Finished Part 1.