The Sorrows of Young Werther

Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Rating: ⭐ 4/5

Date Read: 2014/01/16

Pages: 149

I couldn’t help but imagine young Werther as a high school, tweeting about all his troubles to the ether. So, without further ado, I present to you: The Tweets of Young Werther.



This is the kind of book that high school teachers should be making self-absorbed teenagers read. They can totally relate, both to the intense feelings of emotion and the complete conviction that no one in the world has ever felt the same way before. I couldn’t relate that well, because really Werther just needs to man up and bang someone else, but I still (inexplicably) liked this book. Actually, my affection is explicable: we’re talking about Goethe, after all.

I should really step away from photoshop and get back to work.