A review by heisereads
A Midsummer Night #nofilter by Brett Wright, William Shakespeare

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.