This week I chose:
"Falling for Hamlet"
by Michelle Ray
Poppy
Release Date: July 5, 2011
The following description is from goodreads.com:
Meet Ophelia: a blonde, beautiful high-school senior and long-time girlfriend of Prince Hamlet of Denmark. Her life is dominated not only by her boyfriend's fame and his overbearing family, but also by the paparazzi who hound them wherever they go. As the devastatingly handsome Hamlet spirals into madness after the mysterious death of his father, the King, Ophelia rides out his crazy roller coaster life, and lives to tell about it. In live television interviews, of course.Passion, romance, drama, humor, and tragedy intertwine in this compulsively readable debut novel, told by a strong-willed, modern-day Ophelia.
A modern retelling of Hamlet, I love it!
Great pick! I'm looking forward to reading this one. I really like the play but haven't read any retellings of it (unlike Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing). It will be interesting. I'm glad that Ophelia survives in this version.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this book. I have not read any re-tellings of Shakespeare's works.
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds really good and I love the cover.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to keep an eye out for it!
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Great pick
Fabulous pick! I'm definitely excited for this one, :)
ReplyDeleteHey it sounds neat. I just read Hamlet is my AP Lit class. It would be interesting to read a modern spin on it! =D
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of this one but I love the sound of a modern retelling of Hamlet so I'll be adding it to my wishlist. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI've never read Hamlet, so may I'll read this one when it comes out. :P
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Oh, I agree! Love the sound of it! :) I love retellings!
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Oh I like! Thank you for the pick!
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I'm excited to read this one as well. I love the idea of retelling the story of Hamlet. I hope it lives up to my expectations! Great pick!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like a a great re-telling of the original. I'm all for re-tellings. I will have to pick this up soon!
ReplyDeleteSexy pick! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! How exciting. I'm loving the premise! And the tagline... First comes love, then comes madness. Genius!
ReplyDeleteNice pick! I'm going to add this one to my list!
ReplyDeleteI love modern retellings of anything I will have to check this one out.
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Yay! I cannot wait for this book. It look so good. :) Love the story of Ophelia and Hamlet. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool cover! Love the black and white with the red chair. I've never heard of this book before!! I'm definitely adding this one to my growing list of books. I like the spin on Hamlet.
ReplyDeleteOh that sounds so cool! I recently read Hamlet for the first time a couple of months ago.
ReplyDeleteI've never read Hamlet before but this sounds like a fun retelling.
ReplyDeleteA modern retailling of Hamlet? count me in!
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