Lucas Rizoli reviewed Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Review of 'Hamlet' on Goodreads
3 stars
Nerd fantasy fulfillment, both to its benefit and detriment.
Hardcover, 60 pages
English language
Published April 7, 1996 by Macmillan - USA.
Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, adits hero, the tragic prince caught between action and the consequence, destiny and dream, is his most complex and enigmatic character. --front flap
Nerd fantasy fulfillment, both to its benefit and detriment.
Maybe has a gimmick worth reading, but only if written by an author with more respect for his readers' intelligence. This feels like it's talking down to you all the time it's dragging you through its characters' pain and violence and dumb quips and hollow insights.
(I should know better than rely on Best-of-the-Year picks chosen by poll.)