Reviews

Shakespeare's Sonnets: The Complete Illustrated Edition by William Shakespeare

irismorsene's review against another edition

5.0

Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson are my All Time Favorite Poets, and I love every single one of Shakespeare's sonnets with all of my heart. Beautifully crafted, well written, an easy 5 stars.

alysian_fields's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

yayitskristin's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

greye's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

_frosphate_'s review against another edition

1.0

Not My Jam

A completely subjective review: I didn't like it. It wasn't what I was expecting. I enjoy Shakespeare, just not this particular work.

jaded618's review against another edition

5.0

So many beautiful sonnets in this collection. I know I will have to re-read many times to really get the full impact of some of these, but for a first read I was happy. I loved taking the time to enjoy these and I know I will be reading again.

adelidelively's review against another edition

5.0

never thought i’d be the person to read sonnets and ENJOY them but here we are

distracteddruid's review against another edition

5.0

So much more interesting than I ever would have guessed! I never knew before that the sonnets tell an overarching story. I always just thought there were a bunch of unconnected poems, probably because that’s how we studied them in school. We just did a handful with no context. But it’s actually a fascinating melodrama with one of the few actual love triangles I’ve ever seen.

jaskovivich's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.0

rissaleighs's review against another edition

4.0

I've read various of his sonnets many times before, but this is the first time I've read through them all in sequence. A few things are notable in looking at them as a whole --- for one thing, the guy could stick to a theme with irritating persistence 😂. Like, the first twenty sonnets about trying to get someone into bed. omg. For another, the ambiguity of the person(s) his sonnets are addressed to. It was interesting to see how the sonnets could be so specific and so nebulous at the same time. Didn't discover any new favourites, but it's always fun to revisit the handful of old ones.