Unfortunately, those were all dedicated to revealing the stupidity, homeliness, lack of talent and other such foibles of the author. The person in question asked so many people for them, most of whom hadn’t read his work nor liked him very much… but still contributed introductions, to the point where it was longer than the actual text itself. One of my favorites is about the dangers of asking for blurbs for your book. The Book of William is about the literal book of William - namely, the First Folio and what happens to books after they’re sold.Ĭollins’ work is always full of asides which are always at least as engaging as the main text. In fact, the earliest scenes take place about five years after he died. Then again, not only is all of Collins’ stuff really super-great, but his book isn’t really about Shakespeare. But Collins’ The Book of William is amazing I read through it in a couple days. Adaptations are fine I love West Side Story and Ran, but if it’s got the word “Shakespeare” on the cover or poster, I’m lost. I try to read the plays but they just hit the back wall of my head with a wet splat. ![]() My brain tends to reject anything to do with Shakespeare. Paul Collins has done something I’d previously considered impossible.
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