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It's afternoon sleepy time so I got to finish up the final book of #lmpbc round twelve to the sounds of one snoring and one purring😅 I really enjoyed this retelling even though I'm not familiar with King Lear. Good pick! @LiteraryinLawrence @Hestapleton @staci.reads
Popping this one in the mail tomorrow 📬

Up next. All settled in with my little buddy to start the final book for the last round of #lmpbc
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Hannah, both books arrived over the weekend! I've made it through Dunbar - what an interesting take on Shakespeare's King Lear! I'm only somewhat familiar with the play, but this retelling had all the classic Shakespearean elements. Thanks for choosing this one, Allison. Heather, I'll try to get it in the mail tomorrow. #LMPBC #groupV @Mynameisacolour @LiteraryinLawrence @Hestapleton

Hi to my group mates from #lmpbc! Here are some options for my book for our literary fiction round. The grey cover that‘s hard to read is the tagged book. Let me know your thoughts! @staci.reads @Hestapleton @Mynameisacolour

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have to admit this book was very well written, the characters very believable, and captivating for such a short book. If only all Shakespeare was rewritten this way. #recommended #litsy #shakespeare #kinglear #dunbar

New in. A King Lear adaptation, it got bangin reviews and for $4.00 you can‘t beat it! #litsy #kinglear

Read another 50ish minutes to finish the last 30ish pages of Dunbar. People kept talking to me & I also had to look up quite a few words so took me longer than I had hoped! #24in48

Hag-Seed was the first book I had heard of from these series, although at the time I just knew it was a retelling of The Tempest by Margaret Atwood, not that it was part of a Shakespeare-retelling series.

Stumbled across an ARC of this one at work a year or so ago—a retelling of King Lear. Love the cover! So far really enjoying the writing style & identifying the similarities/differences to the source material.

A qualified pick - I really enjoyed it but for Lear retellings I have to compare it to We That Are Young by Preti Taneja which I liked a lot more. This was quite short which meant it was punchy but the whole beginning, whole end and several subplots were deleted, and I felt like the drugs and sadist sex were a bit ‘guys I‘m making Shakespeare edgy‘. Overall beautiful writing, particularly the storm and Lear at the end, and a lot to like

One of the best Shakespeare retellings I‘ve ever encountered. The audiobook was particularly spectacular, and really gave the ‘madness‘ a life of its own.

I am absolutely loving this retelling of King Lear. The twist on the original is very well-done, and the narrator is spectacular.

King Lear retold. I love these Hogarth Shakespeares and this one lived up to the rest of the series.

"Dunbar" is Edward St.Aubyn's modern interpretation of Shakespeare's "King Lear".
The story about the former media mogul Henry Dunbar and his ambitious daughters is tragic and dark to a point where it almost becomes hilarious.

"Dunbar" is part of the amazing Hogarth Shakespeare project, a series of Shakespeare plays retold by renowned authors such as Margaret Atwood, Jo Nesbo, etc.
http://hogarthshakespeare.com

A re-telling, updated version of King Lear. Dunbar is a multi millionaire who has been sent to something between rehab and an exclusive sanitarium by his evil daughters who want to wrest his business away from him. It's good, but at the same time it's hampered by the material it's based on. Love the play but I think it works better as a play than a novel. The character of Lear is great, but the daughters are a bit panto villain!

As if I am not already reading enough...
#mtbr 🏔️

I got my #LMPBC selection back yesterday. I love looking through and reading everyone's comments and seeing what stood out to you guys! I'm excited for round two (still trying to make a final book decision).

@DebbieGrillo @CouronneDhiver @drokka

This is a modern day re-imagining of Shakespeare's King Lear as a famous Canadian media mogule. I had a difficult time in the beginning and zero sympathy for Dunbar. He seemed to be in a mess of his own making. However, the author redeems himself and draws my attention through his philosophical prose and the twists and turns in the plot. Book 2 finished during #24in48

Checking in at lunch time. I'm only three hours in and I've finished Bellevue Square and moved onto my last #LMPBC book. Just stopping to ward off the hunger with some leftover homemade mac and cheese. #literarylunch #24in48

Now that I've received the last, round 4, book of #LMPBC from #GroupW I think it's safe to post, as there are no more secrets. Thanks to @drokka for getting this to me so quickly so I can read it and send it on its way before I go on vacation. And for the treat to enjoy while reading. @TheKidUpstairs this looks like a great pick. Maybe everyone in our group could post the final book when it arrives? @CouronneDhiver

#TBRtemptation post 2! Henry Dunbar as once head of an all-powerful global corporation. He handed the family firm over to two of his daughters, Abby and Megan, at which point relations with them quickly soured. Now he's imprisoned in a care home with a demented alcoholic comedian for company, and he plans his escape. When he does, many are quick in pursuit, but who will catch him first? A modern take on "King Lear". #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

This was a interesting modern retelling of King Lear, in which a billionaire media mogul hands control of his company to his two oldest daughters. He's determined to reinstate himself and be reconciled to his estranged but beloved youngest daughter. Part of the Hogarth Shakespeare series.

One of the best things about the #library is that you can get books on a whim for free!

This book blew me away. The take on King Lear was completely engaging. I won‘t like it will break your heart, but such a poignant retelling.

Interested in this retelling no of King Lear.

This retelling of King Lear is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare series. A wealthy capitalist, Dunbar, is locked away in a sanatorium by his devious daughters, Abigail & Megan. They conspire to control his fortune while his youngest disinherited daughter, Florence, tries to rescue him. From the evil Megan to Peter, a fellow patient in the mental hospital, who speaks in impersonations, the characters are unforgettable. A good addition to the series.

Evening reading view

I have never read King Lear and only had a vague notion of the plot before reading this modern retelling. Lear is recast as a retired Canadian news-media mogul attempting to thwart a take-over of his company. This book is extremely short at just over 200 pages so to say more would risk ruining it. There are moments of wonderful turns of phrase, but there are also some equally clunky sentences.

Saturday night! Let‘s get crazy! Selfie with my current read Dunbar by St. Aubyn. #selfienotashelfie

And less than a week after I learned about Dunbar by Edward St. Aubyn it‘s my next read. It‘s a retelling of King Lear in the Hogarth Shakespeare series of modern retellings.

Is anyone else as excited as I am for the newest Hogarth Shakespeare retelling of King Lear? Dunbar by Edward St. Aubyn about a Canadian media mogul as a King Lear type of character seems like an awesome idea. I really enjoyed Margaret Atwood‘s retelling of The Tempest, Hag-seed

Spending the morning in a coffee shop reading the paper, and this quote from an Edward St. Aubyn interview jumped out at me: "This is the miracle of reading, it's a collaborative enterprise. The text merges with the imagination and experience of the reader and becomes something slightly different in every mind."

Love these Hogarth Shakespeares.

Not as strong as Atwood's contribution to the series, but definitely a quality take on Lear. The demons are Dunbar's daughters are pristine in their wickedness. I'm less interested in the rather dull masculinity Dunbar/Lear represents but it makes for an interesting lens through which to understand the under wealthy families that dominate western cultural

Quality ending

#trope: The survivalist will of the white male alpha

Dunbar, Lear in this telling, is a sort of Rupert Murdoch caricature but here I couldn't help but see the insecurity of 45

The malaise of the ultra rich makes for Shakespearean drama--this retelling of King Lear starts off quite well

Today's #bookmail is a Goodreads giveaway win

How is this the first I've heard of this? #hogarthpress series of modern re-tellings of Shakespeare's plays in novel form! Many of these have already been released. St Aubyn's re-telling of King Lear to be released in October. Can't wait to dig in to this series when I take a course on Shakespeare in the Fall.