by N.H. Kleinbaum
TITLE: Dead Poets Society AUTHOR: N.H. Kleinbaum & Tom Schulman ____________________ DESCRIPTION: "Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives...
bookshelves: poetry, re-read, published-1989 Read from January 01, 1991 to January 01, 2009, read count: 2 Description: Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "...
(Watch the movie first.)
Once upon a time, there was a girl whose English teacher decided to show a film in class. At sixteen years old, she didn’t really feel the impact of the film–even though she laughed and even though she cried (but only a little, because nobody wants to cry in front of their classmates). But still–she...
This is a life changing book with memorable characters that one can never forget. I really love this book and the film probably because of Mr. Keating and his inspired way of teaching the students. The students themselves are very easy to relate to and it's really easy to care for all of them. I thi...
Again, try to separate a movie from a novel with the same name before an opinion is formed. The book alone is touching in all the right ways, makes you smile, laugh and cry then feel great for the experience. Certainly an enjoyable read that will not only be memorable but allow you to hold that uniq...
I think this book was written after the movie - never a good idea. It's basically a screenplay. The movie was brilliant, so obviously the dialogue is great, but it doesn't lend anything more to the story. Rather just watch the brilliant movie.
This was more a skim through than a re-read to get names and theme right before re-watching the film tonight (channel 5 with those long commercial breaks that make one want to scream). The skim was as powerful as the first time fully reading, especially so for those of us who have taught, lectured o...
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