William Shakespeare's Star Wars:
Verily. A New Hope
Author: Ian Doescher
Illustrator: Nicolas Delort
Publisher: Quirk Books
Publication Date: July 2, 2013
Source: Edelweiss
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It's essentially the script of Star Wars arranged to look like a play, with a few "verilys" and "thous" thrown in. It's cute, but it's exactly what you'd expect it to be with few surprises. Mostly it would make a funny gift for someone. Of course if you do happen to know someone who loves Shakespeare and Star Wars in equal measure, and they've literally got everything else they could possibly need, then you should definitely buy this for them.
I wasn't going to buy it, but I picked it up in Chapters and was totally charmed and bought it on the spot, which I NEVER do. I don't buy brand-new books unless I've already read them and know I'm going to read them again and again. But I love both Shakespeare and Star Wars, so I HAD to have it. :)
ReplyDeleteSee? You're exactly the right audience for this book! Did you enjoy it? You know there's a sequel, right?
DeleteI haven't had time to read it yet, but hopefully I'll get to it this weekend. I did know there's a sequel, and I think the third one either just came out or is coming out shortly. They're a super fun idea :)
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