William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope (William Shakespeare's Star Wars, #4) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Nov 14, 2015 Mary Ann rated it it was amazing

Shelves: library

This was such a great take on a Shakespearean story combined with Star Wars. My girls who have battled me on reading Shakepeare, but they enjoyed this, too.

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Aug 18, 2017 Tallyho rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star, audio, i-recommend-these

I have added my collected update notes below. I think they should suffice. LOL

70.0% "I'm not a huge Shakespeare fan, but I have MAD respect for this production. The voice work, the writing, the simple way in which the characters are portrayed, with their inner voices revealed."

40.0%

ST: Pray show me now thy papers!
OW: Nay, thou dost not need to see his papers…
ST: Nay, we do not need to see his papers.
OW: True it is that these are not the droids for which thou searchest
ST: Aye, these are not the

I have added my collected update notes below. I think they should suffice. LOL

70.0% "I'm not a huge Shakespeare fan, but I have MAD respect for this production. The voice work, the writing, the simple way in which the characters are portrayed, with their inner voices revealed."

40.0%

ST: Pray show me now thy papers!
OW: Nay, thou dost not need to see his papers…
ST: Nay, we do not need to see his papers.
OW: True it is that these are not the droids for which thou searchest
ST: Aye, these are not the droids for which we search.
OW: And now, the lad may go his merry way.
ST: Good lad, I pray thee, go thy merry way.
OW: Now get thee hence
ST: Now get thee hence! Go, hence!"

20.0% "Pray, let me be not deactivated be!" - C3PO

And, R2 is breaking the 4th wall occasionally with asides to the audiences. KILLING ME."

10.0% Oh, yes. Fantastic. Faithful to both originals. Whining included.

"Oh Praise be to the Maker, verily this oily bath, much healing shall provide." - C3PO

"Nay, Droid...lest though canst alter time or make the harvest come apace or goodly friend, if thou canst somehow bear my body hence by magical conveyance yet unknown..." - Luke

0.0% "Ok, I've just begun the audio, and I'm on the banner portion. This is already AMAZING. C3P0's voice work is spot on.

"MY PATIENCE RUNNETH QUICKLY OUT!" - Darth Vader ...more

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May 08, 2013 Sue rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gifts, sci-fi

I love both Star Wars and Shakespeare so this book was fun. I think you have to like both to appreciate it, and if you do, you will love it. It is laugh-out-loud funny to hear the story told in this format and hear the movie characters giving famous speeches. R2-D2 has asides that you can understand and Han has an heroic aside as he decides to go save Luke. And Luke gives the band of brothers speech to his fellow rebels. Hilarious! I imagined my actor son and his buddies doing this show in a bla ...more

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Jun 21, 2014 Meredith rated it really liked it

This just delighted my geeky nerdy self so much. 2 fandoms in one.

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Feb 03, 2015 Amelia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own-a-copy, audio, brown-tan, pub2013, 2015

I listened to this on audio and have decided it is the only way to read this book. It was just pure fun. This was a full cast narration and it worked very well for this story. They even included iconic Star Wars music and sounds. I loved how the story took the phrases from the movie and changed them to fit the play.

I don't know how scholarly this is or if it follows Shakespeare's plays very well, it was just a delight to listen to. ...more

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Nov 04, 2013 Colleen rated it liked it

The concept is wonderful, the execution of it feels like a fan love-letter to both Shakespeare and Star Wars. The reading of it is at times amusing and at time laborious. I skimmed through sections and skipped to my favorite scenes.

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Apr 05, 2013 April rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned-at-reading, ccc-quarterly-challenge, nbrc-yearly-challenges, ccc-elemental, read-in-2014, ba-monthly

If u love Star Wars and love Shakespeare, u must read this!
Since I do love both, I loved this!

Also good for anyone who is a theater buff. Easy to see how this can be staged and used for audition pieces.

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