William Shakespeare's Star Wars

Before reviewing The Star Wars, I thought I'd throw up an old review I did for William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher.

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No, William Shakespeare's Star Wars isn't a masterpiece, or a new, groundbreaking story, but for Star Wars fans and Shakespeare fans alike, it's a lot of fun. Doescher manages to re-create the Star Wars sense of adventure and destiny while maintaining extremely solid iambic pentameter. He also adds dialogue not found in the film that either strengthens the plot and characters or makes for a good laugh. As a pretty big Star Wars fan who has seen all the films more times than I can count, I could easily follow the action and recognized how Doescher modified the dialogue, which was generally spot on and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny. Someone who hasn't seen the fourth (well, first) Star Wars may have a harder time following the action and plot and probably won't get anywhere near the enjoyment I got from the read, but alas, who hasn't seen Star Wars? This also makes for a great opportunity for teachers to teach students Shakespearean-style writing without having to explain the plot. It would make for a perfect lead-in to Shakespeare's plays that are more difficult to read and understand. I was tempted to give it four stars based simply on a couple errors found throughout the book (one appearing as soon as page 11) but I enjoyed it too much to have a star missing. It's a rather quick read, but of course, when something is so fun, it's hard to stop turning the pages.