A review by jordanbryant
Ophelia by Lisa M. Klein

3.0

I was very drawn to this book when I saw it on the shelf at Half Price Books. Ophelia is one of my favorite Shakespearean characters, and I thought the story of Hamlet from her perspective could be very interesting, plus the book has a lovely cover. I feel like the author missed out on a very good opportunity to tell a truly great story. The plot was mediocre, she breezed right through what should have been Ophelia's greatest moments and the book dragged on and on well after the plot of "Hamlet" finished. It was a decent, easy read, but was obviously Lisa Klein's novel. Maybe her following attempts are/will be less timid.