Star Wars part the fifth

William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back

Annie

"In time so long ago begins our play, In war-torn galaxy far, far away." - Ian Doescher, William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back

5/5 Read 105 this year.

I recently got this in audiobook format from the library to listen to on a long road trip. I fell madly in love with this. I love Shakespeare, and I love Star Wars, so naturally I knew I would like this series adaptations,. But I did not realize how much of an obsession I would get from this. I believe the best way to read these books is through the audiobooks, because the entire 'play' is acted out by numerous authors. It only adds to the hilarity and fun of these books. Taking the Star Wars books and movies and putting them into a play using Old English, is done so well by Ian Doescher. He is clearly a fan of Star Wars, and has studied and read lots of Shakespeare as well. You can tell through the speech of each character, how much time he took to translate the wording and make sure it was in iambic pentameter. Even though the entire novel is written in Old English, and structured the same way, it is not hard to follow along. Even those individuals who are not use to Shakespearean verse will be able to understand the action and emotions that each of these characters portray. All in all, I have this book a 5 out of 5, because it is hands down perfect.

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