
"Doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love"
"Doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love"
Liked this a lot. Murder mysteries in schools are my jam. And this is a really good example of one. Old fashioned but good.
I loved this, a book filled to the brim with research that reads as seamlessly as a novel. Reading the bibliographical notes at the back made me truly appreciate just how Shapiro incorporated all of his knowledge. Focusing on 1606 in which Shakespeare pulled off the incredible feat of writing three dense, complex plays--King Lear, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra--Shapiro paints a vivid picture of the social & political landscape at the time.
It was a lovely coincidence to see this article shortly after I decided to re-read Shakespeare in 2020. I just put the schedule in my paper planner and electronic calendar. If you want to do #Shakespeare2020 the link will take you to information and the reading schedule.
https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2019/12/06/shakespeare-2020-project-read...
Ian Doescher (of Shakespeare's Star Wars fame) helped develop a plan to read all of Shakespeare in 2020. It's mostly chronological but some of the plays align with the calendar (Twelfth Night on Twelfth Night, Julius Caear in mid-March, etc).
Info: https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2019/12/06/shakespeare-2020-project-read...
Schedule: https://iandoescher.com/shakespeare/schedule/
This book deserved better from me. I was determined to read it in 2019 and time was getting short so I went in. When my head is in the right place a dystopian story can rank among my favorite reads. I liked the concept of the Georgian Flu, the location, and the writing but didn‘t connect with the characters. I hope to revisit later.
“Whatever it means to be a friend, taking a black eye for someone has to be in it.”