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A review by vaddia99
The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
People talk about guilty pleasure books and they are always things everybody likes and I'm always confused as to why they're embarrassed of it. Now this book -This Book is what I mean by guilty pleasure book. A diverse, modernized Hamlet adaptation? Man, I knew this could go either so crazy good or so wildly bad and I am so glad it went well.
This book earned itself a place on the guilty pleasure list because; man, it made me feel pretentious while reading it. That being said I enjoyed every part of it. It diverged so heavily from the canon of the play while still understanding and staying true to the characters, and honestly that's all I ask from an adaptation. I really don't care if someone takes canon and throws it in a fire as long as the characters personalities, motivations and desires are the same and this book does that perfectly. I am and will be singing its praises from the hilltops.
This book earned itself a place on the guilty pleasure list because; man, it made me feel pretentious while reading it. That being said I enjoyed every part of it. It diverged so heavily from the canon of the play while still understanding and staying true to the characters, and honestly that's all I ask from an adaptation. I really don't care if someone takes canon and throws it in a fire as long as the characters personalities, motivations and desires are the same and this book does that perfectly. I am and will be singing its praises from the hilltops.