William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
When I first heard of this series, I thought it was a joke! I had started to get interested in Shakespeare because of "The Hollow Crown" which was an *incredible* mini-series on the BBC in 2012, and I figured...what the heck. I'd try listening to the audiobook of this and see what I thought. It was funny! It had a full cast, the female cast member who was doing Leia really sounded like her and got her sarcasm just right... the guy doing Han had his attitude perfect... I found I'd listened to the entire thing before I'd known it and started the next one! So, yes... I'd recommend it. This series is very enjoyable. It follows the original story, except it's set in verse. It can be enjoyable to see what the author will do next to work in the next part of the story you know and love and get it to rhyme... :) genre: um, I have no ideaThis is exactly what you'd imagine it might be. It is the story of the movie Star Wars, A New Hope (the classic of my childhood) only told in the style of William Shakespeare.OH MY WORD.First off, I listened to this and it is done as a full cast recording with sound effects and everything and it is incredibly well done. I was completely transported to Outer Space. The dialogue is practically word for word, such as it is, so you really get the nuance of Shakespeare's language. Parts had me laughing out loud, rewinding, and laughing out loud again. I had to share with my father, especially the scene when Luke and Leia and Han lock themselves in the garbage pile. It is actually hilarious.I actually also loved that the asides and monologues (really the whole thing is done in Shakespeare style including some stage direction) - these speeches give us some insight into characters that we normally only get a glimpse of - Obi Wan, for example, and even R2D2 gets to share his mind with us. Beyond that, our main characters, too, have moments of thoughtfulness and reflection that go deeper than the movie but fit right into the action.If you are a fan of either Shakespeare of Star Wars, I highly recommend this as a fun time. There is depth in this story, if you care to find it - that fight between good and evil within ourselves, the drive to do what's right for rightness sake versus the love of power. For the comic banter and clever execution, take a listen.
What do You think about William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope (2013)?
I liked it more than t thought I would - but one book is enough- listened to it.
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