"How are you, Horatio?" he asked.
"Swell. If things get any better I'm going to have to hire someone to help me enjoy it." p.102
"No, I forget -- your parents read you bedtime stories from Raymond Chandler." p.222
After reading Something Rotten, I just had to read the next book, Something Wicked. I really love Horatio Wilkes. And Something Wicked really stood up to Something Rotten and solidified the character. Horatio is very funny and sarcastic, friendly and loyal. And he is a great detective.
Wicked is, of course, based on Macbeth, a play that I'm not terribly familiar with. I'm mean I know the basic plot but I've never actually read it or saw the play or anything. But even give that, it wasn't really necessary to know Macbeth to understand this book. I really enjoyed this book though I probably missed some inside jokes. It reads just like a regular murder mystery but, if you are familiar with Macbeth, then you know who did it. There are no major plot changes here, but the dialogue just crackles. It is a fun retelling of the Macbeth story. This would be a great way of introducing teens to Shakespeare and maybe get them to read the original afterward (as pointed out as well at What Was I Reading). My only complaint is that there aren't currently any more Horatio Wilkes books out. I can't wait for the next one.
This sounds like a fun read! I'm all for getting teens to know more about Shakespeare.
ReplyDeleteIt is really fun. I enjoyed it immensely.
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