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

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

I honestly am out of the right words.
I finished the book in only a few hours, I loved it. I really wish I had teachers like Mr. Keating, but I'd never want to be in a school like Welton.
The character development in this book is simply everything I've ever wanted, specially Todd and Neil's.
It isn't even an actual poetry book but it teaches us, as readers, to love poetry and to love the complexity of human emotions.
The reason I didn't rate this book 5 stars is honestly because of Knox's and Chris's relationship. I hoped Chris wouldn't forgive Knox for touching her without her consent and for insisting that much after being rejected more than once. Even though the poem Knox wrote for her is beautiful, I just wanted to see more feminine rage in there, I guess it just wasn't written in the right time to have what it was lacking. I wanted to see Knox actually realizing how wrong his actions were, and Chris finding someone else, better than Chet and Knox, she deserved a person who could actually respect her.

Trigger Warning: suicide
In regards of the ending, I was deeply touched by this. As a person who's had a few suicide attempts, it broke me, Neil had such a bright future in front of him. His dad was an asshole.
I wish Mr. Keating had stayed at the school, fought a bit more for his job, but I guess it simply wasn't possible.



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