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55 out of 55 people found this review helpful.

Hamlet: the Prequel

Date of Review:  May 26, 2000
Review: To Updike or not to Updike.

That is the question some readers will ponder as they consider the prolific author?s nineteenth novel, Gertrude and Claudius, a densely-worded tale of the events leading up to Hamlet.

To those indecisive...
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  5.0

by: Grouch
Recommended to buy: Yes

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A fresh spin on Shakespeare that comes...
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The densely-constructed language might...
 
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Sweet prince? Good night!

Date of Review:  Jun 22, 2000
Review: Sweet prince or bad seed? That is the question.

And in his newest novel, John Updike asks whether it is nobler to blame Hamlet's mother for the family tragedy that unravels the dysfunctional Danish royals ... or to take arms against the...
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  4.0

by: RonFranscell
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Creative prequel to Hamlet
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OK, so he's not such a sweet prince
 
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

IS something rotten in Denmark??

Date of Review:  Mar 21, 2000
Review: John Updike's new novel presents a new way to look at "Hamlet". Just as Shakespeare drew from historical sources as the basis for his portrait of murder, madness, and revenge, Updike draws on Hamlet, and on some of Shakespeare's own sources, to...
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  4.0

by: jmccullough
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Fascinating reinterpretation of a...
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Takes a while to get involved in the...
 
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Gerutha loves Feng

Date of Review:  Jun 1, 2000
Review: Gertrude and Claudius tells the love story of Hamlet's mother with his uncle (her brother-in-law) before the events of Shakespeare's play. In three parts, Updike uses different spellings for the character names in each, strengthening the historic...
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  5.0

by: kskopitz
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Exquisitely written.
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Name changes can be a bit confusing.
 

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