A review by evitacademia
Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It's heartbreaking. Maybe even the original, the founding father of the "eccentric teacher and students without a father figure or other ailments" trope and it was stunningly executed. I felt for Neil, I felt for Todd. The rest of the boys were either boring or straight up crude and annoying. I hated the misogyny exhibited by both the boys and Mr. Keating and I'll just blame it on the time, but it still leaves a bitter taste, ruining the masterful atmosphere. It was short, precise and thus, even more painful. Like a stab with a knife, quick and debilitating. And, of course, I adored the language.

Basically, the horrors of academia but it still manages to be an academic book. Talk about inner conflict. To love what your enemy consists of. And you cannot tell me there wasn't more between Todd and Neil. I'll have to watch the movie now and lose myself in the story again.