Official Review: The Tragedy of King Lewis the Sixteenth

[Nwoko Solomon Ikechu]

No one like tragic experience, but in story telling, tragedy is one of the best ways to convey fiction stories. This is because, it makes readers to reflect inward. As you think, feel for or regret with the character you are reading about, you at the same time see yourself thinking about your own life or situations, what to correct, adjust or stop. This story is like the seasonal movies I watched some time ago about King Frances. I love this kind of story and the review has made it more interesting- good review.

[Manang Muyang]

If you can see Shakespeare in this book, it must be a gem. I myself know that Shakespeare's writings are more than great, but my collection of his complete works is right now gathering its own collection of motes and insects.

Thanks for your enthusiastic review. It is obvious that you enjoyed the book.

[Ellie Gatillo]

A good way to learn history is through a play. I heard about King Lewis the Sixteenth in school so this could refresh my memory. Thank you for your review!

[yellosteel]

Am kinda excited reading both the excerpts and the review It sort of left some kind of sweet and sour taste in the mind such that I can't help but feel it would be fun reading the complete book.

Thanks for this awesome review.

[Ashley Nestler]

I love plays that are based on history! This looks like a well-crafted portrait, and I can't wait to try it out. Thank you for the great review!

[Excitedreads]

Thank you for a grest reviee. Historical fiction written in classical literature style is a bit much for me... plus I've never been a fan of play wrights. It does seem to be beautifully written though. Thank you for your insightful review.

[raeryn]

The plot and writing style of this sounds really wonderful, though I did not enjoy Shakespeare as much so I may not love this one. I'll give it a try though.

[MsTri]

When I read the book's synopsis, I figured it wasn't for me, but upon reading your review, I'm even more certain that's the case. I do like the idea of learning new words and phrases and reading great poetry stylings, but the rest, I think, is more than I can stomach...Thanks for the review, though.

[ReviewerDiksha]

Being a history student, it does incite interest in me. However, the Shaspearean language is a bit difficult to understand so I'll see if I can go through with it. Good job on the review though.

[strike-aster]

Great review. It really describes very well what the book is all about. It is very unique having a different format in reading the book itself. It also makes me remember my high school days in learning the plays of Shakespeare. I also appreciated that the author provided a poem after each play which makes it even more interesting.

[Janetleighgreen]

I got a copy today, I'm going to give this a try. The style of writing may give me a headache, but I'll never know if I don't try it. Thank you for the review, if I can get used to Blank verse, it looks like an exciting read. Thanks again!

[derekkirima]

Thanks for the good, simplified review. Those like me, who studied Shakespeare in high school know that the English used then was rather complicated and not interesting at all for contemporary usage but done by final years students of literature. The book reminds me of Shakespeare's Act this, Scene that, and the centuries famous but tragic story of Romeo and Juliet. But I liked all Shakespeare works, and I will definitely read this play understanding very well from you that the language used is poetic and archaic. It's good that the author adds a poem at the end of the play which seems more philosophical and introspective thus drawing more attraction and interest to the book. Kudos for great review, high rating and congrats to the author of the BOTD considering his rare way of writing in present time.

[Guest028]

The political scenario in France during the 18th century is silhouetted as very crucial with the air filled with discontent and hostility leaving all the kings effort fruitless. Notorious revolution captured a common place in the country reckoning the royal family in unsafe grounds in their own motherland.

The author has beautifully culminated the Shakespearean writing style of making the historical events vivid in the eyes of the readers.David Lane has done a wonderful job of giving the potential readers an opportunity to get acclimatized with the high stylized form of art. The book silhouettes a traditional blank verse with unrhymed iambic pentameter. Readers will come across a poetic and archaic form of writing which may pose some comprehension issues. The book for me presented all the possibilities of English language in the form of blank verse format. The added bonus of the book is in the poem after the end of the play which is another exploration into the blank verse style. The poem cascades from philosophical to introspective form. David Lane’s book probably might not be the best choice but definitely holds invaluable veritable treasure at the disposal of the readers.

[Rajanis]

Thanks for the review.
A play akin to Shakespeare certainly would not be an ideal book for a casual read given that there are vocabulary items that need to be understood. But definitely a book which can be read for holidays.
Great job.

[Sindhu Srinath]

I'd really like something similar to Shakespeare! It might be a bit difficult to follow but exciting all the same. Congrats on the nice review.