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This a beautiful little work by one of my favorite poets. Rilke has such a way with words that he is able to evoke such a vast amount of emotion with only a few words. I started reading and couldn’t stop until I finished. An impressive and short look at Rilke’s writing

cristinamirzoi's review

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5.0

Besides this epic poem, I must admit that I have'n read much from Rilke, just a few poems. I must say, that The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke is indeed an incredible piece of writing (it is really short).
When I read something I really like to get the whole picture in my head, so I really...REALLY... like descriptive literature, but the image I got from this poem is is that of a dream-like-action.
I honesty could not make the difference between what was real and what was the cornet's thought. The style is beautiful, hypnotizing, it makes you enter into a strange world and slowly you can literally see and feel through the eyes of the character.

mayaseidel's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

lewa's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

lestowskij's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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