false 293583 4 Ophelia is young, vivacious, and falling in love with a prince who cannot return her affections without arousing suspicion. And so they meet in secret&#8212;embracing in stairwells and castle turrets, reaching passionately for each other under the cover of darkness. His name is Hamlet; her name is Ophelia. And if you think you know this story, think again. Because when bloody deeds turn the court of Elsinore into a place of treachery and madness, Ophelia alone will find the means to escape, with nothing more than the clothes on her back&#8230;and one very dangerous secret. <br> <br>A spellbinding page-turner, this unforgettable novel will hold readers in its grip until the final, heart-rending scene. 284871 31 10 2006 Ophelia total:813|5:230|4:277|3:227|2:59|1:20| 813 3077 1412 216 3 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 06 15:32:16 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 29 11:31:21 -0700 2008 4 2 false true Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 07:09:53 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 07:24:08 -0800 2008 William Shakespeare out does himself in this love tale gone tragic. Ophelia a motherless girl who finds herself soon living in the castle ruled by Queen Gertrude. She works for her as a honorable lady and soon meets Hamlet and they fall in love. They have to keep their love in secr...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat May 24 14:35:35 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 09:46:23 -0700 2008 Hamlet here (although my reading of the particular young adult novel Ophelia by Lisa Klein did prompt a viewing of all six of my various Hamlet dvds for their sundry interpretations~it is always better to vi...more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Jul 07 12:01:16 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 10:52:17 -0700 2009
There have got to be a million different retellings of Hamlet. Different interpretations esp...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 12:51:57 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 12:58:47 -0700 2009
What was pa...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 27 16:05:51 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 13:10:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 11 02:39:43 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 15:33:37 -0800 2009 Hamlet that speaks to us all. I think I myself have seen three different movie versions, though I never did make it all the way through the one I most wanted to see. Reviving Ophelia and Ophelia Speaks are both still on my shelf from when I read them yea...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 17:15:09 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:57:06 -0700 2009
I loved Part 1 and most of Part 2. If the book had stopped there I would have given this 3-4 stars. Probably 4. But now, the book continues for another 100 pages of the most boring rambling "Finding God" story arch which doe...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 15:11:50 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 06:12:53 -0700 2009
Lisa Klein offers us a different perspective on the undeveloped Shakespeare...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 25 09:21:38 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 09:46:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 24 18:21:04 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:06:19 -0800 2009
here is my essential question: do i love metafiction or do i hate it? i really don't know and this book isn't helping me decide.

first off, i was sort of...miffed...by the premise. i am a die-hard hamlet fan (by which i mean i love shakespeare's play, not that i'm abo...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 26 19:13:06 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 17:53:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 12:45:18 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 12:50:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 05:18:41 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 16:04:34 -0700 2009 One thing that I really liked was the feelings Klein was able to translate. I was crying a couple times. And my parents have always said that a bo...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 14:19:53 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 14:24:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 19:58:15 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 05:44:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 10:05:03 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 16:58:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 14:18:56 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 15:32:38 -0800 2009 Hamlet. I loved Hamlet, and I'm fascinated by Ophelia. This book caught my attention because I hoped it would shed some light on the relationship hinted at in the play, and of course I love stori...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 08 07:01:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 10:10:45 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 07:01:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 17:23:09 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 20:10:17 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=293583