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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Really loved how the audiobook reads like a radio play/stage production. It adds an extra layer to a book already written in verse
I received this book as an ARC at Yall Fest 2022- I REALLY loved the Prose parts, and was… surprised? Taken back? Less enthusiastic about the parts where it became like a play script.
All and all I thought this book was lovely, and another example of one I would love to see in a classroom. It’s basically a feminist retelling of Juliet, Ophelia, and Cordelia’s stories.
To have a comparison between how the bard describes these characters verse how they are presented in this novel would be fascinating. And honestly I could continue doing this with all classic literature. I love it.
All and all I thought this book was lovely, and another example of one I would love to see in a classroom. It’s basically a feminist retelling of Juliet, Ophelia, and Cordelia’s stories.
To have a comparison between how the bard describes these characters verse how they are presented in this novel would be fascinating. And honestly I could continue doing this with all classic literature. I love it.
A cool take on Shakespeare through a feminist lens!
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first half was amazing
However the second half lost me a lot
However the second half lost me a lot
Enter the Body is a book in verse that is about the girls of Shakespeare - Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and Lavinia. Juliet, Ophelia, and Cordelia all tell their sides of their stories in the tragedy plays they were a part of. This book really highlights the role of girls and women in Shakespeare plays and how they largely served as plot catalysts, sounding boards, and tragic endings in lieu of actual characters with personal development or arcs in the plays.
I really liked some of the poems, I liked the imagery of the Shakespeare girls gathering together and discussing their feelings and actions, and I liked having a critical eye turned onto a part of Shakespeare that the general public would never even think to consider. It was also just nice to hear from the girls after all even if it wasn't "canon".
I think this is a great book to read alongside Shakespeare at any age, and would be a great addition to classroom libraries! It's a little harsh in some subject matter, but then again, it's based on the Shakespeare plays where the same exact things happen, so there's no reason to shun this version of it just because the girls own it.
I really liked some of the poems, I liked the imagery of the Shakespeare girls gathering together and discussing their feelings and actions, and I liked having a critical eye turned onto a part of Shakespeare that the general public would never even think to consider. It was also just nice to hear from the girls after all even if it wasn't "canon".
I think this is a great book to read alongside Shakespeare at any age, and would be a great addition to classroom libraries! It's a little harsh in some subject matter, but then again, it's based on the Shakespeare plays where the same exact things happen, so there's no reason to shun this version of it just because the girls own it.
"What if we dared to have that kind of confidence? What if we dared to tell our versions as though we knew they'd last, we believe they'd be the ones people would hear for centuries to come?" -Juliet-
A group of ill-fated female Shakespearean characters tell their own stories through verse and a play-like structure, and then retell them as they would like them to be. An absolutely fascinating way to rewrite centuries old stories of some of the most well-known tragedies, recentered on women and their experiences.
A group of ill-fated female Shakespearean characters tell their own stories through verse and a play-like structure, and then retell them as they would like them to be. An absolutely fascinating way to rewrite centuries old stories of some of the most well-known tragedies, recentered on women and their experiences.