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A review by adeniverville
Ophelia by Lisa M. Klein
3.0
OH MY GOODNESS THIS BOOK WAS A TASK TO FINISH.
Out of the three Hamlet retellings I've read so far, this was definitely the best written, but not the most interesting for me. I liked the beginning of the book (Part 1). Reading about Ophelia's childhood and her relationship with her father was very interesting. The middle (part 2) was fairly interesting, but I didn't really feel compelled to read on at the end of a chapter. The last part was too long and definitely unneeded. I just wanted the book to be OVER after part 2 was done.
There were definitely some good things about the book. I really liked how the author didn't try to insert Ophelia into every scene of the play she wasn't originally in like the other retellings I've read. There's a few scenes Ophelia observes that she wasn't a part of in the original play, but there was only two, so it didn't feel super contrived. The addition of other female characters was nice too.
Just, overall I really didn't enjoy reading it as much as I thought? Not my kind of book, unfortunately.
Detailed video review HERE: https://youtu.be/ZvHvSoyQ69o
Out of the three Hamlet retellings I've read so far, this was definitely the best written, but not the most interesting for me. I liked the beginning of the book (Part 1). Reading about Ophelia's childhood and her relationship with her father was very interesting. The middle (part 2) was fairly interesting, but I didn't really feel compelled to read on at the end of a chapter. The last part was too long and definitely unneeded. I just wanted the book to be OVER after part 2 was done.
There were definitely some good things about the book. I really liked how the author didn't try to insert Ophelia into every scene of the play she wasn't originally in like the other retellings I've read. There's a few scenes Ophelia observes that she wasn't a part of in the original play, but there was only two, so it didn't feel super contrived. The addition of other female characters was nice too.
Just, overall I really didn't enjoy reading it as much as I thought? Not my kind of book, unfortunately.
Detailed video review HERE: https://youtu.be/ZvHvSoyQ69o