A new twist on a familiar character; this book puts the playwright inside the story for a change. It follows Shakespeare as he matures into an adult, falls in love, and gradually becomes the person he is meant to be. Despite this, a large part of the narrative is told through the eyes of hisContinue reading “‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell”
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‘Wild Time’ by Rose Biggin and Keir Cooper
This book promised an alternative ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ “as never seen before” and it definitely delivered. The human lovers of the original tale become galactic entities, whilst the fairies and mythical elements of Shakespeare’s story become the central focus of the narrative. Furthermore, every inch of the book is hyper-sexualised to an explicit extent.
Escape to the Bookshelf 