Adrien Montuclard Montuclard itibaren Narauli, Rajasthan 322203, Hindistan
Fantastic. Even better than it was when I was little.
It could be argued that one of the themes of Shakespeare's plays is the glories and failures of language itself. If so, it is truer of Love's Labor's Lost than of any other play in the canon. The courtiers, both in their sparring and wooing (and it is often difficult to tell which is which) engage in so much wordplay that they confuse each other and themselves. The comic characters also engage in continual wordplay, each specific to his stock type: fustian braggadocio, pedantic latinate quibbling, malapropism, etc. Excess of language piles upon excess of language, obscuring the genuine romantic interest these young people have in each other, until plain-spoken death--in this case, a courtier in a black suit--enters and interrupts their idle chatter, bringing the play to an abrupt conclusion. And, as Hamlet would say, "The rest is silence."
I am interested in WWII history and fiction, so I found this to be a very interesting and engaging book. It was narrarated by Death which hooked me from the beginning. Of course, it is a very sad book. The main character in the book, Leisel, went through difficult trials. My father was born in Switzerland just before the end of WWII. Although Switzerland was neutral during WWII, my grandpa served as an anti-air gunner up in the Alps, watching the border between Switzerland and Germany, just in case Germany decided to invade. So sad to think of all the trials inflicted on Jews, Germans, the British, Japanese, Americans, etc. because of terrible, evil leaders and people who were willing to be lulled into following their words. Books like this help me to appreciate the country and community I live in.
never read ths book