Saturday, January 19, 2008

Shakespeare: Fact and Fiction

I wish I had more time to read. I can't put Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier down, it's so much fun and so creepy. Full review coming soon.
February's book discussion at RM library will be Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt. I'm looking forward to learning more about Shakespeare because there is so much controversy and myth surrounding him. Shakespeare, as a character, seems to be everywhere (movies like Shakespeare In Love for example). I searched around for fictional books with big S and I found plenty.
1. Mrs. Shakespeare - Robert Nye
2. The Late Mr. Shakespeare - Robert Nye
3. Young Will: The Confessions of William Shakespeare - Bruce Cook
4. The Players: A Novel of the Young Shakespeare - Stephanie Cowell
5. The Book of Air and Shadows - Michael Gruber
6. Interred With Their Bones - Jennifer Lee Carrell
7. Time's Fool: A Mystery of Shakespeare - Leonard Tourney
8. Will: A Novel - Grace Tiffany
9. Hark! A Novel of the 87th Precinct - Ed McBain
10. Chasing Shakespeare - Sarah Smith

So if you are in the mood for Shakespeare non-fiction style, read Will in the World. If you want some Shakespeare doing things he probably never did, try one of the above.

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