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aminazeyad's review against another edition
4.0
What I loved MOST about this play is Shakespeare's sense of humour
adrianavc32's review against another edition
4.0
Creo que la edición que yo leí (clásicos imprescindibles colofon) fue un poco demasiado para mí. Empecé este libro en febrero y apenas lo terminé ayer. E incluso siento que la versión de Hamlet que leí a los 14 años me gustó mucho más que ahorita. De cualquier manera disfruté mucho la historia.
greenbutler's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
starlight_17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
yarfaqikhdir's review against another edition
4.0
"When sorrows come, they come not single spies. But in battalions"
If it weren't written as a play and I were more fortunate to find an edition which would've been written as a story, I might've enjoyed it more, nevertheless. The plot portrays intricate human behavior upon projection of their emotions and ideas, and it's obvious why hitherto Hamlet is a famous play and book.
The language proved to be easy to understand and figure out thanks to my previous experience with reading Tolkein.
If it weren't written as a play and I were more fortunate to find an edition which would've been written as a story, I might've enjoyed it more, nevertheless. The plot portrays intricate human behavior upon projection of their emotions and ideas, and it's obvious why hitherto Hamlet is a famous play and book.
The language proved to be easy to understand and figure out thanks to my previous experience with reading Tolkein.
44vin's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
pagesbyheidi's review against another edition
5.0
“to be or not to be; that is the question.”
WHOOOO boy, this was incredible.
completely understand why people dub it as shakespeare’s best tragedy- id have to agree. (from my very small sample size of… three.)
as i do when reading shakespeare, i watched it along with an adaptation as plays are really meant to be watched, not read, and i really enjoyed the reading of hamlet alongside the 2009 adaptation starring david tennant.
i think my favourite character really has to be horatio. my guy carried everything on his back, and extra points for some queer subtext that i found really interesting- i loved consuming hamlet with those subtle undertones.
ophelia, my poor, poor girl. she immediately seemed to me as such an intelligent woman with a bright future ahead of her, and she gets utterly utterly ruined. her death hurt me the most out of all of them, and her character really resonates with me i think.
i could go on and on and on and on about comedy and tragedy, the role of the gravedigger, the ghost and his role, but i will be here. all day. so i’ll leave it here.
incredible, incredible play. would love to see it in person.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
WHOOOO boy, this was incredible.
completely understand why people dub it as shakespeare’s best tragedy- id have to agree. (from my very small sample size of… three.)
as i do when reading shakespeare, i watched it along with an adaptation as plays are really meant to be watched, not read, and i really enjoyed the reading of hamlet alongside the 2009 adaptation starring david tennant.
i think my favourite character really has to be horatio. my guy carried everything on his back, and extra points for some queer subtext that i found really interesting- i loved consuming hamlet with those subtle undertones.
ophelia, my poor, poor girl. she immediately seemed to me as such an intelligent woman with a bright future ahead of her, and she gets utterly utterly ruined. her death hurt me the most out of all of them, and her character really resonates with me i think.
i could go on and on and on and on about comedy and tragedy, the role of the gravedigger, the ghost and his role, but i will be here. all day. so i’ll leave it here.
incredible, incredible play. would love to see it in person.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
a1i3na's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
votesforwomen's review against another edition
4.0
My love of Greek tragedy be coming in real clutch over here