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jesssireads's review
4.0
i absolutely love hamlet, but it was strange reading a manga with Shakespearean talk.
jesskylie's review against another edition
4.0
i absolutely love hamlet, but it was strange reading a manga with Shakespearean talk.
stophie12's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
acourtofdreams21's review
2.0
I’ve read the play a few times when I was in high school and college so I already knew the story. The art is very well done, but I do wish that they went with a more modern form of English instead of the original text. But this is definitely great for someone who hasn’t read Hamlet and needs to read the original text. Now you can read and see the scenes being played out!
wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The thought and attention to details that goes into these manga adaptations always amazes me, and I was especially blown away by the representation of Hamlet's duality here! I really appreciated the care that was put into making sure the story was clear enough to be understood but not overexplained so that readers would be unable to pull their own reading of the text from the material presented. Reading Crystal Chan's notes at the end of the book really made me curious to see the marked up version of the script that was used as a guide for these scenes! Ultimately, a major highlight of the manga for me was getting to watch Hamlet's relationship with Horatio unfold. They're so cute and tender, and I did tear up by the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
bookiejess's review against another edition
4.0
i absolutely love hamlet, but it was strange reading a manga with Shakespearean talk.
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