TSS: Weekend with the Bard

It’s funny: when a week starts, I often have no idea where it will go. Of course, with reading, I tend to have a pretty good idea where my travels will lead. Going into this week, I thought that I would have a light, fast, YA-based set of books on my nightstand. I did, in Wolfsbane and Falling for Hamlet, but I ended up taking a bit of a tangent to old England (or Denmark, rather) about midweek. I thought, in reading Ray’s adaptation, I should spin back by the original Hamlet.

The two YA stories were diverting, enough, but were nowhere near as much fun as Hamlet. I think that I enjoyed reading William’s work because there are so many references in modern life that come out from the script. It was super fun to put the review together since I was able to pull video from Hair and Dave Matthews to make a pretty depressing (albeit wonderful) play a bit brighter. I was also pointed toward the winner of The Children’s Book Council of Australia‘s choice for Picture Book of the Year. This year, they picked Nicki Greenberg’s hardback graphic novel… Hamlet!

Well, I thought, heading into this week I should take a break from the Bard but I, oddly I won’t be. Walking by my shelf to pick up a new book, I grabbed Anne Fortier’s Juliet. No, seriously, I didn’t go looking for another Shakespeare spin off; it just ended up in my hands! So far it’s a really fun read and perfect for unwinding after this crazy week. I did  a mini post about the lovely little romance already, so I’m already halfway there. We’ll see where it ends up putting me for the weeks ahead and if I end up sticking with the stage for a while or if this is a flash in the pan.