Ali's Reviews > William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope

I'm sorry, five stars is necessary. What could have been an easy joke is instead a wonderful and perfectly hilarious tribute to both Star Wars and Shakespeare, written with care and attention to detail (hey, iambic pentameter ain't easy!). Soliloquies about Fate? Fourth-wall-breaking asides? Omniscient choruses? Idioms galore? Yep, it's all here. Doescher doesn't miss a thing, and the result is a book that can be enjoyed on different levels - whether you crack it open to a random page for sheer amusement ("O jolly droid!"), or read it straight through. Love it. Can't wait for the next two!

(And honestly, somebody needs to put this on as an actual theatrical production. I would pay to see it. Yes I am a giant nerd okay.)