A review by debs4jc
The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig

4.0

Philip is understandably distraught after his father dies. He is even more so when his father's ghost starts talking to him and telling him things about his uncle. According to the ghost, his uncle killed his father and now Philip has to kill the uncle to get his father's revenge and keep him from descending into the "terrors". Philip is unsure about this, but he doesn't like his uncle moving in on his mum and so he may just go through with it. If this sounds familiar, it is as this is an adaptation of Shakespear's Hamlet. [return]Philip narrates the story in the very authentic voice of a confused 11 year old. It really felt like you were in his head experiencing it with him and hoping it wouldn't end as badly as the real Hamlet does. Haig does a masterful job of recreating this old story in a new way. I highly reccomend this book, though some of the heavy stuff dealt with can make it a bit of a downer in places so keep that in mind.