Silent Girl brilliantly takes the short story and adds a Shakespearian twist. Each short, written by Tricia Dower, is based on a work of Shakespeare; but if you’re not well versed in this most famous of writers, you’ll not miss out on enjoying some talented writing. If you do enjoy Shakespeare, then you’re in for a special treat when you pick up Silent Girl. Each story is written with plays such as The Tempest and Hamlet in mind, but it’s done in a subtle manner and in an entirely different setting than the play upon which the story is based. For instance, imagine a sort of Taming of the Shrew set in Kyrgyzstan. Or Twelfth Night set in Minnesota. Shakespeare fans will enjoy searching for the similarities, but those who’ve never studied his work will simply enjoy short stories that are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes humorous, but always well executed.
For the book club, Silent Girl is a perfect choice due to its many layers. In fact, the book comes with a study guide to help book clubs along, whether or not they’re Shakespeare readers. If you’d like to read Silent Girl for yourself, I have one autographed copy. So grab your reading group and enter here for your own copy.
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1.) Leave a comment telling me if you’ve read Shakespeare. What did you think? Have fun with your comment! Winners are randomly chosen, but if the name drawn doesn’t respond, I choose the next winner by comment.
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read alot when younger- not so much recently, unless for kids school to help them with.
I have read Shakespeare in HS, thank you.
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I believe in High School I read a lot of Shakespeare. I actually would like to go back and reread the books because I couldn’t appreciate them when I was that age. I think I would now.
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Hello! This book sounds interesting, I’d love to read it! I’ve read many of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets, I really adore them! Last year I even went to see Othello at the Globe theatre in London, really unforgettable!
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I enjoyed reading the Bard in highschool but sadly I have not read any of his works since. I need to read some of his poetry.
I love Shakespear, my favourite is Romeo and Juliet — how could not love the tragic love story!
I’ve read quite a bit of Shakespear. My fave is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I LOVE Puck!
Should be an interesting slant on Shakespeare.
I love Shakespeare – I don’t have alot of time to read, but I pick it up when I can
I’m a librarian; of course I’ve read Shakespeare! I love how he really understood human nature which is clearly universal and timeless.
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This book sounds amazing – I studied Shakespeare in school, and was particularly fascinated by adaptations that moved the works to the present day – what an author chooses to keep and discard says so much about their feelings for the play.
Shakespeare was not my favourite English study in High School, although my mother often took me to Stratford, as she loved his plays. It was only in university did I develop an understanding of the subtle humour and irony at play in many of his works.
Yeah – read Shakespeare in school. Stories were good – once I understood them. The language was a little twisted for me. Going to a play was much less taxing on the brain!
Yup, I read Shakespeare in high school. I found it a little hard to understand. I think maybe I would understand them now better than then. I think I could figure out the language better.
Hi Diane,
Thanks so much for the kind words about Silent Girl. And to all of you who’ve responded, I loved reading your comments. I relate to those of you who say you found Shakespeare’s language difficult to understand. It DOES take a lot of interpretation. The good news is you don’t need to know Shakespeare to enjoy these stories. Good luck in the draw!
in High School
Read it in high school.
It was fine once you got used to the language & pace.
I’ve never read Shakespeare unless it was part of a class of some sort and I think that was in high school. I remember studying Romeo and Juliet and that’s the only one I remember by name.
I’ve read some Shakespeare in high school, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, etc. But my absolute favourite is Much Ado About Nothing. I’ve read it a lot and have seen the movie and I’ve seen the play performed several times as well.
I’ve read a lot of Shakespeare. In a nutshell, I love the comedies, like the tragedies, and hate the histories. His sonnets are okay too.
I have read some of Shakespeare. I loved Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. I know there are a lot more great writings I would love to explore. He was a great writer.
We read Shakespeare in High School, and I didn’t have much patience for it- I’d like to revisit it now that I’m {much} older, though
I read Shakespeare in College but haven’t taken the time to revisit his works lately. I did love Romeo and Juliet the most.
Thanks for the contest.
we read romeo and juliet in high school it was awesome
I did the required high school reading of Shakespeare! My favorite by far was 12th Night.
I read Shakespeare in high school .looks like a good book!
Hi! the previous comment wasn’t published, I also posted about this giveaway on my blog, here’s the link:
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ive read and enjoyed shakespeare
Not a fan of Shakespeare.
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I have read most of Shakespeare’s work and I enjoyed them very much. “Merchant of Venice” is one of my favorites.
I didn’t like Shakespeare until I took it in college. Then I had a professor who taught both Shakespeare and drama. He would bring his dramatic flare to teach Shakespeare and I was hooked!
I have read Shakespeare since I was little and I love it although I did find some plays more engaging than others. My favorite has to be Merchant of Venice- a political play whose connotations are still relevant today.
I have read Shakespeare and was not really too impressed. I found it confusing and not very inspiring.
I have read some. I liked it, but the English is kind of hard to read.
I have read Shakespere in school and once I got past all the thees and thous you can understand the story. I liked Romeo & Juliet probably the best, a sad story.
I’ve read Shakespeare’s works in high school and was amazed by the beauty of his writing.
Even though I kind of feel like it’s cheating, I read Shakespeare best when it has the text on one page and helpful notes on the other. By about halfway through I’m usually not checking the notes at all, but it helps ease me from some easy fiction into something more…shall we say, meaty?
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This is funny because I was just commenting to my husband yesterday about how I considered the fact that a lot of people “find” Shakespeare so wonderful is just them thinking it makes them classy,when in reality,a lot of it is almost mumble jumble, hard to understand in it’s time lingo.This book would bring it to the times, with a new twist !
I was required to read Shakespere im h.s. At first, I didn’t think I’d like his work. I loved it. Still read it 12 years later. Thanks.
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I use to read Shakespeare in high school. It was required but found I enjoyed his work.
I only read Romeo and Juliet…I would love to read more now.
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I have read some Shakespeare. I liked some of it, and some of it did not appeal to me.