A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Shakespeare's most imaginative and merry play is set in an enchanted wood amidst fairies and sprites.

When Oberon, King of the Fairies, uses his magic upon four runaway lovers in a midsummer wood outside Athens, chaos ensues. Who really loves whom? Meanwhile, a band of well-meaning but bungling local actors have their rehearsal sabotaged by the mischievous Puck, who bewitches their leader, Bottom, and Titania, the Fairy Queen. The result is a lively and anarchic comedy which can only be resolved by an elaborate disentangling of spells.

My Review:

I'm starting to wonder if I'm not cut out for the classics. This was a struggle. At first I saw a lot of similarities with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. However, about halfways through, it took a detour and I was confused the rest of the time.

I should have known I wasn't going to be a fan, as I have tried again and again to read, listen, and/or watch this story and I haven't succeeded in finishing till now. I'd rather be watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show.



Also, I just recently read The Iron King which had many of these same characters. Puck, aka Robby, was much more mischievous in a cute prankster kind of way, but here he was such a dolt. I'm sad to say I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

Favorite Quotes:

“The course of true love never did run smooth.”

“Though she be but little, she is fierce!”

Read on April 17, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Classics, Plays, Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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