Rewriting a truly great play as a contemporary novel is bound not to match up but this is still a very enjoyable reinvention - enjoyable for its ingenuity in making 'Hamlet' a thinking foetus, for its insights into the state of the world outside, for its sundry reflections and for the murder plot at the story's heart. Shakespeare fans will enjoy spotting the 'translations' of the soliloquies into modern idiom. To read or not to read - no question: go ahead.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 83 Winter 2017 ) |
