Reviews

No Fear Shakespeare: Hamlet by William Shakespeare

rodakor09's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

darlingfleur's review against another edition

3.0

[Read for IB English] The ending was hilarious lmao - 3/5 stars

remmslupin's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sea_stars's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

gizadaemon's review against another edition

3.0

Look, I know giving Hamlet only three stars is basically a crime, but to be honest I just didn’t enjoy the process of reading this book. Shakespeare’s ancient English is literally exhausting to read and I could barely understand what was happening half the time. Yes, yes I know that’s just because I’m too stupid to appreciate his brilliance, but I’m not going to lie about how much I enjoyed it when I didn’t.

I’ve become aware of some rewritings of his books in modern English available online, and I’m going to use them as references going forward with his work. That should help. I might come back and change this review when I understand what the hell even happened in this book.

erinkbran's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Honestly i didn't know shakespeare could be cunty like that: “Nah just kill em all tbh”

moonvers3's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5

I was reading this for the past two weeks for class from an anthology. I sometimes forget that my assigned reading can still be recorded lol.

aomidori's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

sydneeelliott's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

andraa08's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75