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William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher

2 reviews

bashsbooks's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is enjoyable for Star Wars fans and Shakespeare fans. I particularly liked the artwork (and would love the Jabba in Shakespearean attire as a print for my wall). The dialogue was cleverly adapted (for the most part) and it was entertaining to the story of A New Hope in a different format. I wish I could watch a staged version of it, to be honest. 

That said, I did find R2-D2 speaking in asides to be somewhat grating (it would be fine if he just beeped and whistled), and some of the Shakespeare references felt jarring, forced, and out of place. The worst reference offender was the "Poor Yorick" scene from Hamlet adapted into Luke and a stormtrooper helmet for no apparent reason other than to reference an actual Shakespeare play - this would be fine if it didn't totally take me out of the play, but it did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Grief, War, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, and Incest

It has all the same things that the movie A New Hope has in it.

rini's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Confinement, Violence, and War

Minor: Incest