The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.5 - The Bard
Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, about William Shakespeare. This should be a book about the man William Shakespeare, not about his work. Examples: Soul of the Age: A Biography of the Mind of William Shakespeare, The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay.

these work:
Coffee with Shakespeare
Mistress Shakespeare
Shakespeare: The World as Stage
Shakespeare Undead
The Genius of Shakespeare
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
William Shakespeare thriller series

these don't:
Shakespeare's Scribe

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Would this qualify? Coffee with Shakespeare

Thanks

Kim wrote: "Would this qualify? Coffee with Shakespeare

Thanks"

sure. sounds interesting!

William Shakespeare thriller series will work, right? The fiction does not necessarily have to be based on true events... the series does took on the William Shakespeare as MC albeit a very young one.

Tien wrote: "William Shakespeare thriller series will work, right? The fiction does not necessarily have to be based on true events... the series does took on the William Shakespeare as MC albeit a very young one."

sure, those will work.

Thanks, Sandy.

Would a fiction book such as Shakespeare's Scribe work? The central character is a young man who works for Will Shakespeare and tours with the bard's troupe of actors.

I have other options, but just wondering...

Book Concierge wrote: "Would a fiction book such as Shakespeare's Scribe work? The central character is a young man who works for Will Shakespeare and tours with the bard's troupe of actors.

I have other o..."

from the description, doesn't sound as if the book is "about" Shakespeare.

Would this work? Mistress Shakespeare

Rina wrote: "Would this work? Mistress Shakespeare"

sounds like this is about him, so yes.

How about Shakespeare Undead?

Amy wrote: "How about Shakespeare Undead?"

yes

Sandy wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Would a fiction book such as Shakespeare's Scribe work? The central character is a young man who works for Will Shakespeare and tours with the bard's troupe of ..."

looks like it would work for 10.5, though.

SRC Moderator wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Would a fiction book such as Shakespeare's Scribe work? The central character is a young man who works for Will Shakespeare and tours with the bar..."

Thanks ... I did notice that after I had asked about it here.

Will Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson qualify?

Danielle wrote: "Will Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson qualify?"

yes

Would The Genius of Shakespeare work?

Shelby wrote: "Would The Genius of Shakespeare work?"

sure. sounds interesting!

Would this book work Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

Joanne wrote: "Would this book work Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare"

sure

Diane Whitney wrote: "Can the book be about the man and how his opinions on societal and political issues influenced his work or does the inclusion of his work nullify it?

Seeking approval for -
[book:Tyrant: Shakesp..."

This appears to be about Shakespeare's work, not so much about him as a person. However, it looks as if it would work for 10.5.

I think both of these work...

The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street
A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599

Dee wrote: "I think both of these work...

The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street
A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599"

They do.

Does How Shakespeare Changed Everything work?

Shanna_redwind wrote: "Does How Shakespeare Changed Everything work?"

from the description, this does not appear to be about Shakespeare's life.

The strange things that it never occurred to me might exist that this challenge introduces me to. Here's a suggestion for James Bond fans.
License to Quill. Shakespeare as Bond. Complete with a sleek grey horse named Aston.

Does Kill Shakespeare, Vol. 1: A Sea of Troubles work?

From description:
What Fables does for fairy tales, Kill Shakespeare does with the greatest writer of all time. This dark take on the Bard pits his greatest heroes (Hamlet, Juliet, Othello, Falstaff) against his most menacing villains (Richard III, Lady Macbeth, Iago) in an epic adventure to find and kill a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare.

Dee wrote: "Does Kill Shakespeare, Vol. 1: A Sea of Troubles work?

From description:
What Fables does for fairy tales, Kill Shakespeare does with the greatest writer of all time. This dark take..."

Sorry, this sounds like it's more about his characters than about him.

Worth a try! I’ve started and discarded like 3 books for this so far

Last try...or I may just say pass ;)

Ill Met by Moonlight

Dee wrote: "Last try...or I may just say pass ;)

Ill Met by Moonlight"

that works - sounds like it's about Shakespeare.