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Stick Figure Hamlet
The complete text of William Shakespeare's classic play, unedited and unabridged, performed as a comedy by an adorable cartoon cast. Perfect for students having trouble with the text, or anyone who enjoys seeing old favorites reimagined in new ways.
328 pages, Paperback
First published August 24, 2009
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August 1, 2012
Carroll is able to bring out all of the dramatic heft, tragic tension, and humor in Shakespeare's work through a very simple, understated style. Plus, you get to see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as Bert and Ernie. Kenneth Branagh didn't do that.
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April 4, 202316 pages was too many. Great script, but the worst graphic novel I have ever tried to read. Do not step on this book or you will have to clean it off your shoe.
July 1, 2011
I was a big fan of the website, so it's great to have it all as a bound volume!
The drawings are simple but effective, and bring out the great, dark humor of the play in a way that's often lost in most readings. I've found that I can move faster through the graphic novel than the original play, not because there's less text (SFH is very faithful to the original) but because you're one step closer to how Hamlet was supposed to be experienced: with action and expression. That action and expression is simplified down to an 'IKEA instructions' level, but honestly, that simplicity is really valuable for focusing in on what's happening. Plus, there's lots of great visual gags folded into the graphic novel to keep things interesting (like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern looking suspiciously like Bert and Ernie) without being distracting.
The drawings are simple but effective, and bring out the great, dark humor of the play in a way that's often lost in most readings. I've found that I can move faster through the graphic novel than the original play, not because there's less text (SFH is very faithful to the original) but because you're one step closer to how Hamlet was supposed to be experienced: with action and expression. That action and expression is simplified down to an 'IKEA instructions' level, but honestly, that simplicity is really valuable for focusing in on what's happening. Plus, there's lots of great visual gags folded into the graphic novel to keep things interesting (like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern looking suspiciously like Bert and Ernie) without being distracting.
March 6, 2014
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