pickExpected to not really like this one, ended up loving it! Yes, it is a bit weird (Shakespeare's appearance put me in mind of Lincoln in the Bardo - no bad thing!) and it features an incestuous relationship (handled in a way that doesn't give you The Ick) but it is just so well written & features (in the Greek myth section) 2 fantastic female characters that I was absolutely hooked. A must for fans of Greek retellings.
Starting this one ... but I'm not really sure how well it's going to go. Haven't much enjoyed any of Haddon's other works & the reviews on this one are mixed. Have had a really depressing run of unsatisfying/disappointing/downright rubbish reads going on for several months now, so this one gets to 25% to turn things around ... or it's a big fat DNF from me!
so-soThe revenge at the end is great and all, but everything you have to go through to get there isn‘t entirely worth it. It‘s really obvious where Shakespeare came in and started writing this play. The first half is terrible. The second half is all Shakespeare trying to redeem the play.
#Shakespeare #Pericles #shakespearereadalong
These are all the books I need to finish before New Year‘s Day.
#Shakespeare #poetry #Joetry2021 #WestOfTheRevolution #TheLakotaWay #ComeAsYouAre #RomeoAndJuliet #TaoOfPooh #Pericles
