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Original Title:	Ophelia
ISBN:	1582348014 (ISBN13: 9781582348018)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Denmark

Ophelia Hardcover | Pages: 328 pages

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Title	:	Ophelia
Author	:	Lisa M. Klein
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 328 pages
Published	:	October 31st 2006 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Romance. Retellings. Fiction

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He is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; she is simply Ophelia. If you think you know their story, think again.

In this reimagining of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, it is Ophelia who takes center stage. A rowdy, motherless girl, she grows up at Elsinore Castle to become the queen's most trusted lady-in-waiting. Ambitious for knowledge and witty as well as beautiful, Ophelia learns the ways of power in a court where nothing is as it seems. When she catches the attention of the captivating, dark-haired Prince Hamlet, their love blossoms in secret. But bloody deeds soon turn Denmark into a place of madness, and Ophelia's happiness is shattered. Ultimately, she must choose between her love for Hamlet and her own life. In desperation, Ophelia devises a treacherous plan to escape from Elsinore forever . . . with one very dangerous secret.

Lisa Klein's Ophelia tells the story of a young woman falling in love, searching for her place in the world, and finding the strength to survive. Sharp and literary, dark and romantic, this dramatic story holds readers in its grip until the final, heartrending scene.

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Ratings: 3.72 From 10454 Users | 941 Reviews

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I read this book about two years ago. It was before I had read the actual "Hamlet". I'd heard snippets of the play, but not the entire summary. This novel made an impact on how I read the play. For the next couple of years since I read this book, I've kind of viewed Ophelia as intelligent and trying to hold her ground in her topsy-turvy world rather than as insane and overly vulnerable. This novel is really worth cracking open and reading.

As a feminist and as a lover of Shakespeare, i was simultaneously vastly excited and rather apprehensive to crack open this book. Sure, i've always wanted to know what Ophelia's real story was, but to tackle a reinterpretation of what is arguably Shakespeare's greatest work is, well, ambitious. But i knew that if it were done well, this book would make its way onto my "favorites" shelf in between the Sonnets and Rosencrantz & Guildernstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard.It definitely made its way

I won't rehash my love of all things Shakespeare and the particular love i have for his play Hamlet here (although my reading of the particular young adult novel Ophelia by Lisa Klein did prompt a viewing of all six of my various Hamlet dvds for their sundry interpretations~it is always better to view performances than just to read over the text and i felt it all needed slight refreshing so i pulled i started by rereading the text itself then decided to pull out all five of my Hamlet dvds and



Headstrong Ophelia is the youngest lady-in-waiting to Queen Gertrude of Denmark. Gertrude is both the pious and kindly mother that Ophelia never had, and the cool aunt who lets the girl read courtly romances, philosophy, and bawdy poems. Ophelia is also learning herbalogy from a local midwife, cheerfully pranking a mean girl at court, and nursing a giant crush on Prince Hamlet. The fun and games come to a shocking halt while the prince is abroad. The King is murdered by his brother Claudius, who

Seriously, this is Hamlet fanfic, with Ophelia/Horatio as the OTP.I can't help but compare this (unfavorably) to Ursula K. LeGuin's Lavinia. Both examine a famous male-dominated text from the perspective of the extremely marginalized love interest. But LeGuin brilliantly turns the story on its head. Her Lavinia has a strong enough voice of her own to really bring a new perspective to the Aeneid. I felt like the original gained new depths as a result. Ophelia, on the other hand, is a pale shadow

Okay so I think my star rating needs some explaining. I loved Part 1 and most of Part 2. If the book had stopped there I would have given this 3-4 stars. Probably 4. But now, the book continues for another 100 pages of the most boring rambling "Finding God" story arch which doesn't so much arch as drivels along in a slow straight line.I thought the whole last third of the book was so bad, the entire story gets 1 star.I had to skim through most of the ending because it was so boring. Ophelia