If you are looking for the unusual, look no further. The usual backstabbing action among friends and enemies is offset by a level of incompetence that lends humor to many situations. There are familiar name, some period settings, and bad relationships. While it might lean toward a parody, it is not a There is not a retelling of Shakespeare’s tales. ( )

This is a wonderful and hilarious book. My 16-year older daughter would say that it is hysterically hilarious.The author puts together some characters that we can associate with characters that exist in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Othello. You really do not need to have read those plays to fully enjoy this book. You do not even have to like Shakespeare at all, and you still will enjoy very much this book. The situations created by the author are excellent, with a strong analogy with our current everyday life' situations. The Godmother with all her corruption scheme it is like the Al Capone of Shakespeare's time. The employment of family members in public places, the incompetency, the intrigues, everything is well exploited by the author. And the elements he brings from Shakespeare's plays are appropriate to make the association with the original story, like the ghost of Hamlet's father, asking him to kill his murderer and so on. And finally, our main character, Falstaff, appears as an overweighted human trying to take advantage of every situation. As a con man, he is very good on that!


I recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader who loves a well written novel with a very high sense of humor. It took me around eight hours to read the whole book.


This book was written by Hank Quense and it was published by Strange Worlds Publishing in August of 2012. I received a complimentary electronic version of this book for reviewing and I was not request to provide a positive review. Opinions expressed here are my own.
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*disclaimer: I received a free copy of this ebook from the author via goodreads*

This book was fantastic! Characters from shakespeare in ridiculous settings with even worse plots and hilarity ensues. The humor was so funny - reminded me of a cross between Terry Pratchett (high praise) and something a bit sillier... maybe piers anthony. A lot of the characters and setting reminded me strongly of Pratchett's Watch series with Commander Vimes, Corporal Carrot, etc. ( )