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Book 3

I listened to Hag-Seed, a novel written as part of a project to modernize Shakespeare. Her approach to The Tempest is incredibly interesting. Felix, a director wronged by his assistant and depressed by his daughter's death, eventually takes a job teaching literature in a prison. He has the men read, rewrite, and act out a play a year. He uses The Tempest to seek retribution against his enemy and to find peace. It was really engaging. 4⭐️s

I loved this! It's so strange and funny and has so many layers on it. I think you'd get even more out of it if you are familiar with Shakespeare's The Tempest. I especially loved the part where the prisoners learned how to swear as the characters do in Shakespeare's play. Made me laugh outloud. 😂

Also loved to see how the main character Felix matured throughout the book.

Reading on the train 🤓📖

Usually I try to read books that have spent longer time on my bookshelf but since I'm travelling now and my earlier book finished yesterday I need to go with a bit more resent one. I got this earlier this week. It sounds so interesting! 😍

Visited the used bookstore today. Look at all the finds I made! 😍

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If you think I‘m not going to do this absolutely perfect assignment with my students, you are wrong. 😂 This is a modern re-telling of Shakespeare‘s The Tempest. Felix (Prospero) has been ousted from his job. To get revenge, he becomes a theater teacher at a prison. This was a fun read. I may be biased, though, because I haven‘t found an Atwood I don‘t like. My #DoubleBookSpin for September! I ordered my #bookspin book and it just came in today!

I'm bad at titles so when I chose this one for #letterH in the #alphabetgame I was thinking of “The Penelopiad“ rather than the actual story about a lecturer in a prisoner education course putting on a performance of “The Tempest , but it is still excellent in its own right.

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