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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
Most of us have read, if not at least heard of, the story of Hamlet. The danish prince's tale has captured the imagination of many, but what of the beautiful Ophelia? Where did she come from and why did she behave the way she did. Lisa Klein takes a look into the life of Ophelia before the start of Hamlet, and follows her through the tragic tale.
Ophelia's story is interesting, and Klein did a fantastic job of molding her story into the framework of Hamlet. But there was just something about her that I had a hard time connecting with for some reason. She seemed a bit one sided, always worrying, complaining, and enjoying the same things no matter what the circumstances were. I can see the places where the author tried to make her grow and develop into something more, but she always came up just a bit short....maybe that was the point?
The plot was were it really lost me. I know there is only so much freedom you have when you are working within another famous story, but there was much of Ophelia's life that was up to the imagination. Most of her story just seemed a bit cliche and overdone. I could almost swear I had read something almost exactly the same and that did turn me off quite a bit.
I don't want to turn anyone off from the book too much though. I don't think there was anything actually wrong with the story, writing style, or characters. And I have to admire the way the author was able to keep all the facts from Hamlet straight and fit it into Ophelia's story just right. It just wasn't a book for me.
3/5
Ophelia's story is interesting, and Klein did a fantastic job of molding her story into the framework of Hamlet. But there was just something about her that I had a hard time connecting with for some reason. She seemed a bit one sided, always worrying, complaining, and enjoying the same things no matter what the circumstances were. I can see the places where the author tried to make her grow and develop into something more, but she always came up just a bit short....maybe that was the point?
The plot was were it really lost me. I know there is only so much freedom you have when you are working within another famous story, but there was much of Ophelia's life that was up to the imagination. Most of her story just seemed a bit cliche and overdone. I could almost swear I had read something almost exactly the same and that did turn me off quite a bit.
I don't want to turn anyone off from the book too much though. I don't think there was anything actually wrong with the story, writing style, or characters. And I have to admire the way the author was able to keep all the facts from Hamlet straight and fit it into Ophelia's story just right. It just wasn't a book for me.
3/5
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So disappointing! It got super boring, especially towards the end.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
fast-paced
This is a re- writing of the story of Hamlet but from the point of view of Ophelia. I listened on audio and it is very well read. The storyline is interesting and told in Ophelias own voice. It bring shakespeare to the modern reader in a very enjoyable form
a film jobb volt, pedig az is iszonyat üresnek hatott, de abban legalább voltak egészen SMART csavarok, és én teljesen azt hittem, a könyvből emelték át őket.
hát nem. minden, ami maradt, az az üresség, meg a tök fölösleges utolsó 100 oldal, ahol túl komolyan vették a "Vonulj kolostorba!" dolgot.
sajnálom, hogy ezt kell mondanom, de: ophelia maradjon halott.
hát nem. minden, ami maradt, az az üresség, meg a tök fölösleges utolsó 100 oldal, ahol túl komolyan vették a "Vonulj kolostorba!" dolgot.
sajnálom, hogy ezt kell mondanom, de: ophelia maradjon halott.
kept wavering between liking and hating it. finally landed on the kind of hating it side. things that annoyed me:
a) she set it in 1600. HELLO I KNOW SHAKESPEARE WROTE THE DAMN THING IN 1599 BUT IT TOOK PLACE IN THE MIDDLE AGES. IT WAS AN OLD STORY THAT HE STOLE AND REWORKED. GET IT RIGHT, LADY.
2) all the cutesy use of lines from the play, as well as lit crit terms. you'd think i'd like those in-jokey kinds of things, but it irritated me.
gamma) she was PREGNANT and then she took the Juliet fake-death potion and SOMEHOW DIDN'T MISCARRY. I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE.
blegh. however, i did like that Horatio got the girl in the end. i love Horatio.
a) she set it in 1600. HELLO I KNOW SHAKESPEARE WROTE THE DAMN THING IN 1599 BUT IT TOOK PLACE IN THE MIDDLE AGES. IT WAS AN OLD STORY THAT HE STOLE AND REWORKED. GET IT RIGHT, LADY.
2) all the cutesy use of lines from the play, as well as lit crit terms. you'd think i'd like those in-jokey kinds of things, but it irritated me.
gamma) she was PREGNANT and then she took the Juliet fake-death potion and SOMEHOW DIDN'T MISCARRY. I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE.
blegh. however, i did like that Horatio got the girl in the end. i love Horatio.
A brilliant re-telling of Hamlet from Ophelia's point of view. I really like this book.
A fun and creative take of the untold story of Hamlet’s love Ophelia. Well done and enjoyable.