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Title: King of Shadows by Susan Cooper, Jim Dale ISBN: 0-8072-8242-1 Publisher: Listening Library Pub. Date: 25 July, 2000 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (36 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: King of Shadows
Comment: This was the best book I've read to date, and I'm serious (I don't mean that it's on a list of about five hundred other books that I think are good, I mean this is the number one book on my list).
The story documents the tale of Nat, a young actor travelling to London with a group of kids from all over the US in a play company who are going to perform Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Julius Caesar at the Globe. But when he gets sick with a terrible fever, he finds himself transported into the London in 1599 when the Globe was new and William Shakespeare is alive!
It is told in first person through the eyes of the protagonist, Nat, and it tells not only, in detail, about the feelings he gets when he finds out where (or when) he is. It's not just another fall down the rabbit hole type of book, and it's not really fantasy. It describes in rich detail the play company and the city of London in 1599 from the point of view of a young character who has been plagued by death in his life. If you love Shakespeare like I do, you'll absolutely love this book. Even if you don't, you'll still love this book. It was full of meaning, yet the story is layered in a way that can be understood by younger readers as well as on a deeper level by adults.
This is a great book and definately worth reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: King of Shadows- Amazing!!!
Comment: King of Shadows, by Susan Cooper, is a great story with Shakespeare and a great adventure. This book is about a young boy named Nathan Field has been chosen to play the role of Puck for the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', which was created by Shakespeare. The acting group that Nat is in, The American Company of Boys, was created by the enigmatic Arby who was the leader of the actors. The actors are very excited for the play. Then Nat gets sick. Nat goes to sleep and has a dream of flying into outer space and is being drawn back by an invisible hand. When he wakes, a strange boy says Nat had the Bubonic Plague! Whats happening? Read this book to find out. One of the extraordinary characters in this story is Roper. He is an amazing gymnast and is merciless to all others. This is shown in many places in the book. He shows it by showing scorn on all of the other actors and cheering at the death of two animals. Another character in the story is Thomas. He is very clumsy and isn't afraid to show it. Thomas has a big show in front of the cast and ends up proving that he is a real klutz. I would recommend this book for many reasons. First, King of Shadows has a theme, going back in time, which many people in the world might like to experience. Also, the story is well written so the reader will know where Nat is, past or present, and what he is doing. This book would appeal to Shakespeare lovers too. I think anybody who wants a great fantasy book with Shakespeare as a character or just a good adventure would LOVE this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book Cooper
Comment: I love books and i thought this book was extremly well written, and easy enough to follow along without any troubles. And my aunt had the pleasure of meeting Susan Cooper and said that she is a very nice woman. I hope one day i will get to meet the woman who wrote such a wonderful book:)
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Title: The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary L. Blackwood ISBN: 0141305959 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Boggart by Susan Cooper ISBN: 0689801734 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Shakespeare's Scribe by Gary L. Blackwood ISBN: 0142300667 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: A Christmas Carol read by Jim Dale by CHARLES DICKENS, JIM DALE, Listening Library ISBN: 1400086035 Publisher: Listening Library Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Boggart And The Monster by Susan Cooper ISBN: 0689822863 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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