N. H. Kleinbaum

Inspired by their new, unconventional teacher, a group of private boys' school students discovers the joys of literature and the rewards--and challenges--of expressing their individuality

Dead Poets Society

femke

“Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary.”

mionne

But we haven’t finished, he wanted to tell his father. We were discussing my mother.

Angelica Garcia

Mr. Keating? Neil called after him. Sir? Oh Captain! My Captain?

Linus Rogge

“Please! It’s so wonderful to be appreciated for … you know … what you have inside.”

“Carpe Diem,” Keating whispered loudly. “Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary.”

Neil looked at the photo and noticed that Todd was slightly apart from the family group, with them but not really a part of them.

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"And don't limit poetry to the word. Poetry can be found in music, a photograph, in the way a meal is prepared-anything with the stuff of revelation in it. It can exist in the most everyday things but it must never, never be ordinary. By all means, write about the sky or a girl's smile, but when you do, let your poetry conjure up salvation day, doomsday, any day. I don't care, as long as it enlightens us, thrills us and-if it's inspired-makes us feel a bit immortal."

Maia 

“One reads poetry because he is a member of the human race, and the human race is filled with passion! Medicine, law, banking-these are necessary to sustain life. But poetry, romance, love, beauty? These are what we stay alive for!”

“you will learn to savor language and words because no matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas have the power to change the world”

Daizo 

“Todd sat mouthing the lines with him as if this might help Neil get through it. But Neil needed no help.”

“Neil sighed and shook his head in disbelief. No wonder Todd is so screwed up, he thought.” 

N.H. Kleinbaum

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 extraordinary! Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language, but the importance of making each moment count. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams? But the Dead Poets pledges soon realize that their newfound freedom can have tragic consequences. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams?

Romy

""A woman is a cathedral, boys. Worship one at every chance you get."

clara

We are dreaming of tomorrow, and tomorrow isn't conming: we are dreaming of a glory that we don't really want. We are dreaming of a new day when the new day's here already. We are running from the battle when it's one that must be fought. "And still we sleep." "We are listening for the calling but never really heeding, Hoping for the future when the future's only plans. Dreaming of the wisdom that we are dodging daily, Praying for a savior when salvation's in our hands. "And still we sleep.

And don't limit poetry to the word. Poetry can be found in music, a photograph, in the way a meal is prepared- anything with the stuff of revelation in it. It can exist in the most everyday things but it must never, never be ordinary. By all means, write about the sky or a girl's smile, but when you do, let your poetry conjure up salvation day, doomsday, any day. I don't care, as long as it enlightens us, thrills us and- if it's inspired -makes us feel a bit immortal"

How do we strip ourselves of prejudices, habits, influences? The answer, my dear lads, is that we must constant endeavor to find a new point of view."(..)we must constantly force ourselves to look at thing differently. (..)"If you' re sure about something , force yourself to think about it another way, even if you know it’s wrong or silly. When you read, don't consider only what the author thinks, but take time to consider what you think. 

For each age is a dream that is dying, Or one that is coming to birth.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life! To put to rout all that was not life And not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. 

"That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. (..)"What will your verse be?"

One reads poetry because he is a member of the human race, and the human race is filled with passion! Medicine, law, banking these are necessary to sustain life. But poetry, romance, love, beauty? These are what we stay alive for!

For example, you will learn to savor language and words because no matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas have the power to change the world. 

"But we'll get through. Somehow we always do." 

Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.

karolina dockalova 

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“I say—drivel! One reads poetry because he is a member of the human race, and the human race is filled with passion! Medicine, law, banking—these are necessary to sustain life. But poetry, romance, love, beauty? These are what we stay alive for!" 

“...and still we sleep, and still we pray, and still we fear.”

The movie has always been my favorite, but the book, this book, definitely delivered something beyond what the screen could present. I miss Neil. ;( He would have lived a life. 

Withers

“...and still we sleep, and still we pray, and still we fear.”

The movie has always been my favorite, but the book, this book, definitely delivered something beyond what the screen could present. I miss Neil. ;( He would have lived a life. 

I'm probably biased since this has always been one of my favourite movies, but now that I've finally come around to reading the book I can confidently say that this is a phenomenal story.

Milo

mia sofie

We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering—these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love—these are what we stay alive for.

I feel like the book shows so many perspectives of feeling, feeling like you can archive everything, feeling like seeing the beauty in words and life but also feeling like you were robbed your passion and your beauty. Being put in a box, not allowed to see and feel all the beauty and a single teacher, a single sentence making you grow wings „carpe diem“. Feeling everything for a certain passion, and not being able to life without it. I feel like it shows so many raw and real feeling. They all seem so strong because it seems like the boys feel them for the first time. 

shrey

sociedade dos poetas mortos entrou pra exclusivíssima sociedade dos livros que são piores que os filmes

Pedro Rodarte

maggie sweeney

I didn’t realise it was a tie in with the movie but, to be honest, it was worth the read. The ending! Oof! Gets me every time!

Samantha Cummings

o melhor filme do mundo transformado em livro <3

o captain, my captain!

o melhor filme do mundo transformado em livro <3

ang 

it's 4.75/5 ⭐️ ! This book (as the film) makes you feel at home. These guys become like your family when you start reading the book or playing the movie. I love those guys so much.

envee

tell me again why it was necessary to include SA in this book??

I don’t have word to describe how much I liked this book! 

Lea Labat 

Maria

granted it’s been a while since i’ve watched the movie, (and going into this i didn’t realise this was written after the movie), but i really wish this had stood out on its own in some way. there were obviously some really good parts, and probably the most memorable scenes of the movie, but the general atmosphere and charm was sort of missing. still, a nice read & it did make me want to rewatch the movie

Girl I’m dying (just like Neil) I go wish to live deliberately but now I fell like laying in bed for a week 🥰🥰

Indi

Dani

Definitely forever a favourite, filled my heart with joy. Devoured it in a couple hours.

An  inspiring story to follow your dreams and to have a mind of your own. For me it lacks something, i don’t know but I really wanted the characters to fight back a little bit more, or at least a snap of Neil to his father, something that made me think -omg they really are doing everything in their power to live as they want and deserve-. Overly is a light and nice read.

sophie

crazy english teacher teaches traumatized little boys stories (humor to hide the pain) 
5 stars

The main characters in the book are very ambiguous to me. I experienced the whole spectrum of emotions, from cringing at some scenes to feeling compassion. I watched the movie first, and it left a strong impression on me. Unfortunately, the book had the opposite effect. 

Mr. Kitting is not a hero but a narcissistic, self-admiring guy seeking attention from young, susceptible teenagers through his eccentric behavior. I believe he chose the wrong place and time, leading to many unfortunate outcomes as students took his words too literally, and the teacher was too obsessed with their worshipping to give it up.

Robin Williams made his character in the movie much more inspiring, charismatic, deep, and appealing compared to what I just read. It's the first time I can say that the movie is better than the book.

P.s: writing a book based on the film is a bad idea

PaulinaLanko

The main characters in the book are very ambiguous to me. I experienced the whole spectrum of emotions, from cringing at some scenes to feeling compassion. I watched the movie first, and it left a strong impression on me. Unfortunately, the book had the opposite effect. 

Mr. Kitting is not a hero but a narcissistic, self-admiring guy seeking attention from young, susceptible teenagers through his eccentric behavior. I believe he chose the wrong place and time, leading to many unfortunate outcomes as students took his words too literally, and the teacher was too obsessed with their worshipping to give it up.

Robin Williams made his character in the movie much more inspiring, charismatic, deep, and appealing compared to what I just read. It's the first time I can say that the movie is better than the book.

P.s: writing a book based on the film is a bad idea

Syahla Aurel

The human race is filled with passion! Medicine, law, banking—these are necessary to sustain life. But poetry, romance, love, beauty? These are what we stay alive for!

For a book that is based on the movie, I think this book failed to convey the message delivered in the film.

valerie

i felt like i was immediately taken back to middle school when i read this for the first time

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 extraordinary! Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language, but the importance of making each moment count. But the Dead Poets pledges soon realize that their newfound freedom can have tragic consequences. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams?

risa

honestly the only reason i gave this anything less than a 5 is because the proses dont add any other description that we got from the movie

all i know is that this should’ve stayed in the drafts.

since i am aware that this book was released later after the movie, at least i knew how the story goes because if i had read this before the movie, i would be simply bored to death. i felt like there is something missing in the narration and there is also no in-depth description of the characters’ personalities that sometimes it felt like there are no connection between them. 

as much as i detest drawing comparisons between the book and the film, this falls short on the tone, the feel, and the magic from the movie. if you are still curious on what this is all about, i simply recommend to just watch the movie instead and skip the book (or watch the movie first then read the book if you still insist).

3.5/5
okay I LOVED THIS BOOK i loved the secret society, the banter, the friendship EVERYTHING FLOWED GORGEOUSLY and the poetry was just so beautiful.  but there are some things that I hated reading like the SA of one character and then they end up together?? kinda disturbing. The bit about cultural appropriation was also weird to read about in the current state of wokeness just reading that made feel iffy. Overall, such a good fast paced read (that took me longer than i would like to admit).

shaymaa

I just discovered that the book was based on the movie (written after the movie was made). I loved the movie very much, It demonstrated to us how to challenge life and so much more. I felt like a lot of the subtext that was in the movie was absolutely ripped out of this book. The literary spark was so dim it felt so difficult to read and finish the book.

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