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A review by callmenick
Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
TW: sexual assault
If you're looking to simmer in that magical feeling you got from watching DPS, just rewatch the movie instead of starting this book. I picked it up hoping it would add something new to the story, but no luck. 10 out of 15 chapters in and the writing still doesn't evoke any emotion from me. A significant amount of the dialogue is lifted straight from the screenplay yet the novel doesn't seem to explore the dynamic between the boys at all. It's a crying shame that N.H. Kleinbaum was given this gem of a plot and these brilliant characters to work with and the novel turned out to be incredibly disappointing. Had to stop at that absolutely insane assault scene which was completely pointless.
If you're looking to simmer in that magical feeling you got from watching DPS, just rewatch the movie instead of starting this book. I picked it up hoping it would add something new to the story, but no luck. 10 out of 15 chapters in and the writing still doesn't evoke any emotion from me. A significant amount of the dialogue is lifted straight from the screenplay yet the novel doesn't seem to explore the dynamic between the boys at all. It's a crying shame that N.H. Kleinbaum was given this gem of a plot and these brilliant characters to work with and the novel turned out to be incredibly disappointing. Had to stop at that absolutely insane assault scene which was completely pointless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault