false <![CDATA[Much Ado About Nothing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166512799m/12957.jpg 12957 157 2080738 book 1600 total:16849|5:6238|4:6281|3:3566|2:667|1:97| 16849 68443 19655 464 5 9 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Jul 19 04:21:50 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 08:40:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 06:10:36 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 03:44:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 09:39:27 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 11:05:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Fri Jun 19 10:29:03 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 10:39:49 -0700 2009
I appreciate the works of Shakespeare. I know that they are well written, hav...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 14:04:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 15:10:43 -0700 2009
Much Ado About Nothing has lavish characterization, indelible wit, and is rich in Elizabethan culture. Shakepeare's use of the prov...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 26 18:33:30 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 12:23:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 16 22:33:09 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 22:36:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 31 20:26:09 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 20:26:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 18:22:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 18:31:44 -0700 2009
After re-reading it, I r...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 18:25:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 18:51:08 -0700 2009
As for the play:
I admit a lack of familiarity with Shakespeare comedies, so I'm...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 18 04:54:01 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 05:00:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 23:41:39 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 10:50:51 -0800 2008
Every time I read the play I go through a whole string of emotions. Mostly, though, I do this: "UGH. MEN."

It's not Shakespeare...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 27 11:47:32 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 23:34:58 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 11:47:32 -0700 2008 3 0 false true Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 13:02:31 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:55:06 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 16:00:07 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 16:30:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue May 06 12:41:22 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 09:57:09 -0800 2008
It's hard to read the book fluidly with the translation on the opposite page but it was very helpful to have for the phrases or words I didn't know.

I also loved the film. Hilarious!
The movie was brilliantly directed and acted by ...more...]]> 5 12 false false Sun May 04 12:54:56 -0700 2008 Sat May 23 16:26:42 -0700 2009
CLAUDIO: So, um, Hero, I sorta maybe like you a whole lot will you go to the prom with me?
HERO: We should get married! Squeeeeeee!
BEATRICE: Pfft. Love is for stupid losers who are stupid.
BENEDICK: You know, you might get laid more oft...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 07:24:01 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 07:48:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1971 Thu Jan 24 14:19:13 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 14:24:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 29 08:03:11 -0800 2007 Thu Aug 21 08:16:46 -0700 2008
Shakespeare's characters explicitly tell the reader the the...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12957