Title: Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
Author: Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
Genre: Non Fiction
Category: 2024 Release (April 23, 2024)
Summary: A brief history into the life of actress Judi Dench and her experience with Shakespearian work. A beautiful book full of passion and love for a creator's masterpieces told from the perspective of an actress who dedicated a part of herself to Shakespeare. The reader is immersed into the plays from the perspective of the characters and an understanding and love for each one grows with the stories being told.
Thoughts: For some reason I expected a very different format of story when starting this book, but soon realized it was simply an in depth interview with actress Judi Dench about her experience with Shakespearian work. I have to admit that I didn't know much about Judi Dench or Shakespeare before reading this book but now I have a love for both of them and have already started reading and watching their other work. Judi puts Shakespeare in a beautiful perspective that made me want to dedicate all of my time to his work. I no longer feel as intimidated by the speech and writing instead I feel excited to learn how to best read the plays and sonnets as well as watch as many as I can. I was extremely impressed with how immersed I was into each play that was talked about in this book especially since I had little to no background knowledge on any of them. A beautiful non fiction novel that reminded me of Daisy Jones and the Six but with the passionate love for Shakespeare rather than rock music. I highly recommend this book wether or not you are interested in Shakespeare. It is so much more than a book about one writer it is a book about passion, learning, love, and friendship.
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