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Live Now - #CannonBookClub Discussion of Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
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Prospero is a dickhead.

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

December 29, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I‘m tempted to just let the title be my review, but if I want to count this review towards my total, it has to be at least 250 words. I haven’t read this play in ten years. I’ve never seen it performed. It’s never been my favorite, even though I’ve read it several times now. The best parts of it involve several of Shakespeare’s most classic lines: “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Poetry Tagged With: #fantasy, classics, drama, jacobean, narfna, plays, renaissance drama, The Tempest, william shakespeare

narfna's CBR13 Review No:198 · Genres: Fantasy, Poetry · Tags: #fantasy, classics, drama, jacobean, narfna, plays, renaissance drama, The Tempest, william shakespeare ·
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Very big thanks to andtheIToldYouSos for the heads up that this existed! Had a fun time nerding out.

The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James Shapiro

December 21, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

This was extremely interesting. I am not deluded enough to think that it would be interesting for everyone. If you like historical analysis of notable literary texts, this book will be your jam. Especially if you are into Shakespeare. I have decided that this combination of historical context and literary analysis is something I really like. One of my favorite books of the last several years was Jane Austen, the Secret Radical, which did something similar, except across Austen’s entire career instead of focusing on only […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Antony and Cleopatra, James Shapiro, King Lear, Macbeth, Non-Fiction, renaissance drama, scholarship, shakespeare in 1606, the gunpowder plot, the year of lear, william shakespeare

narfna's CBR13 Review No:189 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Antony and Cleopatra, James Shapiro, King Lear, Macbeth, Non-Fiction, renaissance drama, scholarship, shakespeare in 1606, the gunpowder plot, the year of lear, william shakespeare ·
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“The latest graphic novel by William Shakespeare”

Yorick and Bones by Jeremy Tankard

October 15, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

You must have a certain type of humor to understand some of Yorick and Bones. The Shakespearian references can be amusing, but not always easy to read. I have a very basic knowledge on the subject; therefore, I was able to see the humor/joke and able to read the parts that are more “Shakespearian language” in nature. Yorick themselves only speaks in that “old English/Shakespearian” (to a point) which is where the humor comes from. However, it is modern enough to keep today’s reader not […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Classic Adaptation, dogs, friendship, Jeremy Tankard, william shakespeare

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:329 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Classic Adaptation, dogs, friendship, Jeremy Tankard, william shakespeare ·
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A #MeToo-summer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

December 6, 2019 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare My rating: 3 of 5 stars “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is the story of a love quadrangle gone awry. Hermia loves Lysander, but her father wants her marry Demetrius. Helena, Hermia’s best friend, is in love with Demetrius but he can’t stand Helena. Hermia and Lysander decide to escape to the forest (read green world) so they can be together. Helena is made aware of the plans but is angry with Hermia so she tells Demetrius in order […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: william shakespeare

The Chancellor's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: william shakespeare ·
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Better a witty fool than a foolish wit

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

August 1, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

My mother wanted to take me to a summer, outdoor production of Twelfth Night for my birthday, which I thought was a great idea. My reading of Shakespeare is a little light. I’m very familiar with Romeo and Juliet and I’ve read Othello, but that’s about it. In order to adequately prepare for the show, I decided to read the play. My only knowledge of Twelfth Night before I read the play came from the end of Shakespeare in Love. Shakespeare is saying goodbye to Viola and says he’ll write a play for […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Sophia, william shakespeare

Sophia's CBR11 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Sophia, william shakespeare ·
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It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.

Utopia by Thomas More

Sonnets by William Shakespeare

Heloise and Abelard by Peter Abelard and Heloise

Fairy Tales by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm

Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault

May 26, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Utopia – 3/5 Stars Have you read Utopia? I hadn’t before this. I decided to read it because it’s one of those books that has always been in the periphery of my life and life’s reading because of how much I’ve read dystopian literature. But I avoided it. It reads a lot like Plato’s Republic and makes references to it, and it’s presented like a would be travelogue. Sort of like later books like Thoma Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia or Jan Morris’s […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: abelard and heloise, charles perrault, grimms' fairy tales, heloise and abelard, perrault's fairy tales, shakespeare's sonnets, thomas more, utopia, wilhelm and jacon grimm, william shakespeare

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:296 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: abelard and heloise, charles perrault, grimms' fairy tales, heloise and abelard, perrault's fairy tales, shakespeare's sonnets, thomas more, utopia, wilhelm and jacon grimm, william shakespeare ·
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  • MsWas on Book Club Discussion Post: Last Night at the Telegraph ClubQ5: The opening prologue ends with Lily wondering if the pageant girls are what Chinese girls are "supposed to look like," and Lily does spend...
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  • andtheIToldYouSos on Book Club Discussion Post: Last Night at the Telegraph Clubyeah! coming of age and also that first fall into love with a capital L
  • Emmalita on Book Club Discussion Post: Last Night at the Telegraph ClubYes. And I didn't express my thought very well (I am so tired). Telegraph Club is a YA queer coming of age with a love...
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