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A review by kikkrareads
Manga Shakespeare: Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Emma Vieceli, Richard Appignanesi
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
A Manga retelling for Shakespeare's Hamlet. So different I just had to give it a go.
While I enjoyed the illustrated changes (e.g. set in the future) I felt some key parts were cut from the story which was a little disappointing. In the end, to play with a classic is tricky and a risk. I feel it opened up this Play to soany new readers which is wonderful. I also enjoy that it was still written in the way in which Shakespeare wrote and spoke. The old English language was present throughout the text.
I did enjoy the fact that at the end there was a recap of the original text which was nice to read. I do plan to try the other books in this series as I bought them all in a 'pack' on Kindle.
3 stars from me
While I enjoyed the illustrated changes (e.g. set in the future) I felt some key parts were cut from the story which was a little disappointing. In the end, to play with a classic is tricky and a risk. I feel it opened up this Play to soany new readers which is wonderful. I also enjoy that it was still written in the way in which Shakespeare wrote and spoke. The old English language was present throughout the text.
I did enjoy the fact that at the end there was a recap of the original text which was nice to read. I do plan to try the other books in this series as I bought them all in a 'pack' on Kindle.
3 stars from me