EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club discussion

This begins a group discussion of our Modern book selection, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, nominated by Lisa.
Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.

I’ve got my copy. Who else is reading?

I will start on Monday

My hold on this book became available much earlier than I anticipated, so I finished it already for the Winter Olympics challenge lol. I enjoyed it much more than I expected :)

I have only read a few of Shakespeare's plays, so this book wasn't really on my radar. I'm glad I decided to give it a chance, and I hope to read Hamlet soon too.

I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone else thinks! :)

My mom LOVED this book, so it's been on my TBR for a while. lol My copy hasn't come in yet, but I'm looking forward to reading it. As a lit major who loved Shakespeare, I'm looking forward to the author's take on things.

I plan on reading this alongside Hamlet soon. Hopefully, reading them alongside each other will give me more insight on the story. I have always found Shakespearean language difficult to comprehend.

Short version: I have had two cousins decide "...not to be." I read works like this to help me understand their mentality.

Time to join my Libby waitlist.

I finished the book only a few days ago. I really liked it!

I enjoyed this far more than I expected to!

I'm half way through, and so far I find the stories from the past much more interesting than the "present" story.

Finally got this from my library holds and finished. I’ve read several Shakespeare plays over the years and this book could stand on its own as just a story about a mother. I’m glad I read it, not a stand out read though. I gave it three stars.