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Gertrude and Claudius
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i love the perspective it gives you, but the first part of the book is terribly uneventful and painful to read. once you persevere and reach the second and third parts though, it's well worth it- if you've read hamlet that is. It's an amazing story of forbidden love, and if you have the patience to read passed the beginning, it's worth it.
Focusing on Claudius and Gertrude rather than Hamlet, this novel deals with the complicated politics of Denmark and a sulky prince who is more than a little diffucult to deal with. It's a humanistic and realistic look at people with human emotions and reactions to things.
When you read the original Hamlet, there are hints that the political situation in Denmark is not quite as dire as Hamlet himself presents it. This book, a Hamlet prequel of sorts from the king and queen's perspective, shows that hunch is correct. A well written book, it contains the love story of a queen marrying a man she does not truly love and falling in love with the king's brother. The...more
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