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breathehopebooks's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of my favorite Shakespearean plays so i've been waiting for this rendition since "Srsly Hamlet"
pawspagesandpurrs's review against another edition
2.0
2.5*
I am not a huge Shakespeare fan *gets things thrown at* but I can appreciate who the man was and what he did. I do love Romeo and Juliet so...
Anyway, I wanted a quick read and that's absolutely what I got. I did think the concept was cute and fun. never seen before and interesting but overall, I'm not exactly sure how to feel about this. I am not too knowledgeable about this play but, I guess, I understand it a bit better now? Maybe.
The only time I saw something remotely related to it was in the movie Get Over It with Kirsten Dunst, martin Sheen and Shane West so... yeah... nothing to really have the best idea. I should consider watching the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer... Anyway...
Like I said, I am not that into Shakespeare though I appreciate who he was and what he did and maybe, if I had been more into that and, possibly theater and such, maybe I could have appreciated this more. But I did like the idea of modernizing it with the use of emojis which was pretty cool and funny. It's just overall not really my thing though.
I am not a huge Shakespeare fan *gets things thrown at* but I can appreciate who the man was and what he did. I do love Romeo and Juliet so...
Anyway, I wanted a quick read and that's absolutely what I got. I did think the concept was cute and fun. never seen before and interesting but overall, I'm not exactly sure how to feel about this. I am not too knowledgeable about this play but, I guess, I understand it a bit better now? Maybe.
The only time I saw something remotely related to it was in the movie Get Over It with Kirsten Dunst, martin Sheen and Shane West so... yeah... nothing to really have the best idea. I should consider watching the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer... Anyway...
Like I said, I am not that into Shakespeare though I appreciate who he was and what he did and maybe, if I had been more into that and, possibly theater and such, maybe I could have appreciated this more. But I did like the idea of modernizing it with the use of emojis which was pretty cool and funny. It's just overall not really my thing though.
krys1993's review against another edition
1.0
the only reason I read this was because it was included in a litjoycrate and I wish I hadn’t bothered
erin_oriordan_is_reading_again's review against another edition
5.0
This is pure, unadulterated brilliance. Granted, I already love [book:A Midsummer Night's Dream|1622] (and performed in a production of it), but this is a great new twist. Really well-executed. I can't think of anything I don't like about this book.
cupcakegirly's review against another edition
4.0
http://jenuinecupcakes.blogspot.com/2015/12/omg-shakespeare-macbeth-killingit.html
heisereads's review against another edition
4.0
I love the OMG Shakespeare series for being fun and not taking itself too seriously, while doing a seriously good job of making these plays accessible to today's teens. If we are all more than ok with Shakespeare making up his own words in his works, we shouldn't worry about a new generation retelling them in language that relates to them. If I were a high school teacher teaching Shakespeare's work, I would definitely have these in my classroom. I think about how much easier this would've made things when I was in school: read this version (and maybe a graphic novel adaption too) first to better understand the overall story arc/plot, then delve into the Bard's language. Much less confusing for teens. If it's about the story, I'd want my students to access that in any way they could.
chantie's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
5.0
I love this series of Shakespeare's plays written in modern day texts and emojis. A Midsummer Night isn't my favorite play however, told on this format, I really enjoyed it.
lellowturtle's review against another edition
5.0
I have not read the original play, so I cannot speak to the accuracy of this one. However, it was HILARIOUS. It really makes me want to read the original, so I am definitely adding that to my list even though it already was. I think the texting and emojis make the story even funnier. It was absolutely ridiculous and I could not stop laughing. What a great take on a classic.
spelton27's review against another edition
3.0
A cute fast read if you’ve always wanted to read Shakespeare without the struggle of reading in old English. I know more than a few classmates that would have understood the original play more if they read this version first.