Hamlet Is Not Ok
- Subject
- Humorous - General
- Age
- Teen
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Size
- 13.2 cm Ă 19.8 cm
- ISBN
- 9780143779278
Funny, shocking and brilliant: from bestselling author R. A. Spratt, a whip-smart take on Shakespearean moral dilemmas
Selby hates homework.
She would rather watch daytime television â anything to escape the tedium of school, her parentsâ bookshop and small-town busybodies.
So Selby didnât plan to read Hamlet. She certainly never planned to meet him.
This novel transports Selby, and the reader, into the cold and crime-ridden play itself. Here she meets Hamlet: heavy with grief, the young prince is overthinking and over everything. Selby can relate. But unlike Hamlet, Selby isnât afraid of making decisions. In her world, Selby is used to feeling overlooked. But in the bloody, backstabbing world of Shakespeare, Selbyâs good conscience and quiet courage might just save some lives . . . hopefully before Hamlet stabs one of her classmates
Selby hates homework.
She would rather watch daytime television â anything to escape the tedium of school, her parentsâ bookshop and small-town busybodies.
So Selby didnât plan to read Hamlet. She certainly never planned to meet him.
This novel transports Selby, and the reader, into the cold and crime-ridden play itself. Here she meets Hamlet: heavy with grief, the young prince is overthinking and over everything. Selby can relate. But unlike Hamlet, Selby isnât afraid of making decisions. In her world, Selby is used to feeling overlooked. But in the bloody, backstabbing world of Shakespeare, Selbyâs good conscience and quiet courage might just save some lives . . . hopefully before Hamlet stabs one of her classmates
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What reviewers said
âThe book offers a refreshingly different, wildly imaginative take on Shakespeareâs Hamlet...Teens who have read, watched, or studied Hamlet may be in the best position to enjoy the novel, but others will be captivated by Selby and Danâs adventures as well as Sprattâs irrepressible humor.â
"The book presents a convincing argument for Shakespeareâs value in modern-day classrooms, even for struggling readers. A time-travel story designed to bring Shakespeare to life that educators may find useful."
âA cleverly pleasant modern take on Shakespearean themes and humor.â
"Overall, this is a fun time travel story that will also help readers better understand Shakespeare!"
âSprattâs writing allows the reader to gloss over direct quotes from the play without losing the plot. Readers are given a glimpse into Shakespeareâs life when he wrote Hamlet, and on mental illness in the Middle Ages.â
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