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mikathereviewer 's review for:
Dead Poets Society
by N.H. Kleinbaum
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Even though the book is pretty much the same like the film, I still prefer the film over the book.
The whole atmosphere isn't as great as it was while I watched the film. I'm not entirely sure why, maybe it's the writing style, but it felt more dense than poetic. While the film felt truly inspiring and beautiful, I saw myself feeling like the book wasn't that great.
I did appreciate that new details were added for the book and that there was nothing that was drastically changed from the original. It might not have been a long read, but it was filled with more character depth than the film was able to show due to a short time window. There were also new characters that weren't introduced in the film, which also made the story even more cohesive.
The main themes stayed the same, namely rebellion, finding one's own true passion and identity as well as living life not just in the moment but to the fullest. Mr Keating was an admirable teacher for this touching and creative story. Unless like most teachers he truly cared for the wellbeing of his students as well as making the lessons as interesting as possible. One could see that he loved his job and didn't just do it for money.
I was willing to give this book 3 stars as it wasn't that bad, but the sexual assault scene (which wasn't part of the film) was extremely unnecessary and made a character appear like a villain which he wasn't in the film. This is also misleading to what the story was meant to be and ruined it entirely. I would recommend to watch the film, not the book.
The whole atmosphere isn't as great as it was while I watched the film. I'm not entirely sure why, maybe it's the writing style, but it felt more dense than poetic. While the film felt truly inspiring and beautiful, I saw myself feeling like the book wasn't that great.
I did appreciate that new details were added for the book and that there was nothing that was drastically changed from the original. It might not have been a long read, but it was filled with more character depth than the film was able to show due to a short time window. There were also new characters that weren't introduced in the film, which also made the story even more cohesive.
The main themes stayed the same, namely rebellion, finding one's own true passion and identity as well as living life not just in the moment but to the fullest. Mr Keating was an admirable teacher for this touching and creative story. Unless like most teachers he truly cared for the wellbeing of his students as well as making the lessons as interesting as possible. One could see that he loved his job and didn't just do it for money.
I was willing to give this book 3 stars as it wasn't that bad, but the sexual assault scene (which wasn't part of the film) was extremely unnecessary and made a character appear like a villain which he wasn't in the film. This is also misleading to what the story was meant to be and ruined it entirely. I would recommend to watch the film, not the book.