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The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

Yesterday, as I was leaving, she gave me her hand and said, “Adieu, dear Werther.” Dear Werther! It was the first time she called me “dear” and I felt it to the core of me. I have repeated it to myself over and over again, and last night, when I was about to retire and was talking all sorts of things over in my mind, I suddenly said out loud, “Good night, dear Werther!” and had to laugh at myself.

although i believe "friendzone" is a term created to describe something that doesn't even exist, is this the original friendzone story? brother, there are more women under the sun! besides a couple solid paragraphs, this book aged pretty badly... nobody needed all of that ever