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Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist

marleysclassics's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Heinrich von Kleist hat hiermit das Dark Romance Genre erfunden, ich meine:
Achilles: "Der weicht ein Schatten / Vom Platz, der mir die Königin berührt! - / Mein ist sie!" 
Das ist nichts anderes als "touch her and die" - und als "dark" lässt sich sowieso einiges an dieser Handlung beschreiben. Aber das Ding ist halt auch richtig gut und voller Wahnsinn und überdramatischen Metaphern, die hier wirklich reinpassen und Stimmung und Emotionen aufbauen. 

P.S.: Dieses Buch passt viel zu gut zu "My Lady of Mercy" und "Portrait of a Dead Girl" von The Last Dinner Party. 

elyia's review against another edition

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Every German classics author had a lil sus Crush on achilles

tardoautunno's review against another edition

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5.0

Vorrei non averlo mai letto, il dolore è insopportabile.

chiaramasciari's review against another edition

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5.0

Una delle cose più belle e poetiche che abbia mai letto in vita mia

arpakape's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sleepyhat's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

diana2006's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

federicabeccherini's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

trouvaille21's review against another edition

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2.0

we all stan achilles

dianami's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.75