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would have been a nice little jaunt were it not for the casual racism

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

January 12, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Looking for a modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew? May I suggest that your eschew this shrew and settle down on the couch with a big bowl of popcorn for another screening of 10 Things I Hate About You instead? 10 Things treats its characters with much more respect- I know- a teen movie from 1999 outranks Pulitzer winner Anne Tyler. I’m sure she’ll get over it. Vinegar Girl is often fun; our Kate spends her days working with preschoolers who are wise beyond their years, and her […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: anne tyler, hogarth shakespeare, kiss me kate, modern retelling, Shakespeare, taming of the shrew

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: anne tyler, hogarth shakespeare, kiss me kate, modern retelling, Shakespeare, taming of the shrew ·
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