Alright let’s talk about two historical things that made an impact to the world … William Shakespeare and Star Wars. William Shakespeare is the man that basically is the father of literature and made notable works like Julius Caesar and Romeo & Juliet. It is also the one topic most kids today totally hate learning about. Star Wars is the #1 thing that EVERYONE knows about. If you haven’t seen Star Wars yet, then you’re Al Queda. So what do you get when you combine these two things? You get Ian Doeschers, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, Book the Fourth, Verily A New Hope … I know, that’s a long title! Who would have that thought that someone could make Star Wars be a Shakespearean tale. So let us dive-eth in!
So what’s the story well, it’s Star Wars. A space opera about a young boy named Luke, travels with a crazy old man who says that he was once a knight in the Jedi Order, that was destroyed after the Republic of the Galaxy had fallen and the new Emperor destroyed the Jedi with Execution Order 66 with the help of the Sith Emperors apprentice, Darth Vader. They take their droids and get help from two Space Pirates to go save a Princess who is apart of a Rebel Alliance against the Empire. Along the way, Luke learns that like his father, he has the sacred art of the Force flowing through him. By the end of the series Luke, and his now new friends learn their true potential in the help of ending the Galactic Empire once and for all, in a galaxy far, far away.
Now I know what you’re all thinking, “BorenNerdy, didn’t you just describe the movie Star Wars?” Alas, you may think I did, but I really was describing William Shakespeare’s Star Wars … Two completely different things. The difference between George Lucas’ Star Wars (Technically now, it’s Disney’s Star Wars), and this version is that it’s in that fancy Shakespeare writing that doesn’t make sense when you’re a young kid in school. I’m sorry, I did not get Shakespeare when I was in High School. Probably because when I was learning about it, I was missing a lot of school due to medical problems, so I didn’t really get to understand what in the world ole Bill was trying to say. But after reading this book, I totally got it! I think that Ian Doescher was on to something when he wrote this book. Trying to get people to understand the true art of early English writing by using a story that is a big part of the pop culture of the world.
Honestly, there is nothing wrong with this book. Its basically a great fan fiction based around the huge Star Wars franchise. It’s also not a very long book, only 169 pages, which is light, light, light reading for me. You could finish the book in a day if you wanted to. I totally recommend reading this book, not just because I said so … OK, because I said so. I give it a million stars!
So that is my review of an awesome book, and start of an awesome book series. Now just because I feel like it, instead of doing the next Star Wars Shakespeare book, I’m gonna do a Book VS Movie review next week. So come back next week for some fun! Please leave a comment down below or tweet me @BorenNerdy for a book you’d like to see me read. I’ll see you next week, and may the force be with you … Always!
- BorenNerdy
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