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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
I actually hate the movie Mean Girls, but I have to read every book Ian Doescher releases because that man is a freaking genius and gift to the world. Everything is better in Shakespearian verse and this book was no exception. Honestly, I nearly cried at the end. And it helped me realize something: I don't hate the story of Mean Girls as a whole, I hate watching girls being mean. In reading this book, I eliminated the "watching" factor, but Ian Doescher eliminated the basic white girl trash talk and replaced it with Shakespearean sophisticated trash talk, which is infinitely easier to handle. I LOVED this book and loved finding all of the classic "Doescher Easter Eggs" like multiple Hamilton references, nods to and quotes from other Shakespeare plays, and if you look at Cady's first lines at the start of each new scene, the last words in those lines all have something to do with feminism/women's rights. That last one was the most fun Easter egg to find because once I noticed the pattern, I had something to look for in each new scene. I loved this book and I highly recommend it to any Mean Girls fan, Shakespeare fan, or fans of both!
Reading Women Challenge 2019: A Play
I'll be honest I never would have sought out this book to read on my own but it was given to me as an ARC (after the publication date) in my latest shipment. Taken directly from Tina Fey's 2004 film Mean Girls the author rewrote it as a Shakespearean play. I enjoyed the humor hidden within, mathletes speaking with math themed dialog, some nouns not being replaceable still made it into the book like 'Taco Bell' and 'school buses' while other statements more hidden like when referencing Cady's transition from Africa to USA.
"More knowledge of the zebras than of Zen,
More happy near the lions than Detroit,
More calm upon safari than on Chrome...
Farewell said I to Afric and its plains,
And bid hello to high school and its pains."
I'll be honest I never would have sought out this book to read on my own but it was given to me as an ARC (after the publication date) in my latest shipment. Taken directly from Tina Fey's 2004 film Mean Girls the author rewrote it as a Shakespearean play. I enjoyed the humor hidden within, mathletes speaking with math themed dialog, some nouns not being replaceable still made it into the book like 'Taco Bell' and 'school buses' while other statements more hidden like when referencing Cady's transition from Africa to USA.
"More knowledge of the zebras than of Zen,
More happy near the lions than Detroit,
More calm upon safari than on Chrome...
Farewell said I to Afric and its plains,
And bid hello to high school and its pains."
This book was fun. I wanted more of a tether to Much Ado About Nothing, as a means of bringing it into my 8th grade Drama class, but that remained to be seen. I did appreciate that the characters were written in the vein of specific Shakespearean heroines, but even that connection was a lite. Still a fun, quick read.
As a lover of Mean Girls (more so the musical than the film, though I did grow up watching the film) and an intense lover of Shakespeare, this was right up my alley. A quick and easy read but thoroughly entertaining, especially if you know the film frame by frame. It was so interesting to see how the author translated Mean Girls to classic Shakespearian text, I also enjoyed the references to some of my favorite Shakespeare plays (especially Regina saying "If I be waspish, best beware my sting" a personal favorite quote of mine) as well as how each of the female characters embodied one of Shakespeare's female characters.
If you enjoy Mean Girls and Shakespeare take a little time to read this, you'll be entertained.
If you enjoy Mean Girls and Shakespeare take a little time to read this, you'll be entertained.
Really interesting book and a definite read for any Mean Girls fan! The only reason that I gave it three stars was that I realized pretty quickly that I wasn’t as big of a Shakespeare fan as I thought. Otherwise, the book was very cool.
I read Doescher’s Shakespeare “Clueless” Elizabethan makeover a few years ago, and loved every moment. It’s my fave movie of all time so zero prep needed. I did, however, need to rewatch “Mean Girls” before this, and I’m so glad I did. Doescher is funny and incredibly clever. I really enjoyed this “retelling” whilst picturing the brilliant film cast in my mind. Fans must read!
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Comical, Outstanding, and a great re-telling of Mean Girls. This touch of Shakespeare actually makes it better! I couldn't stop laughing. There were a few times I laughed so hard I cried, especially at the Kevin G. rap. A fun read, and dare I say it, totally fetch.
Full Review:
https://thescarletbookworm.wordpress.com/2019/05/25/tis-fetch-much-ado-about-mean-girls-a-book-review/
Full Review:
https://thescarletbookworm.wordpress.com/2019/05/25/tis-fetch-much-ado-about-mean-girls-a-book-review/