![]() It was only on reading Doescher’s commentary that I realised Yoda was speaking in haiku! Darn I wished I’d picked that up first time. ![]() In the movies, he has a unique speech pattern and I was hoping that this would be reflected in Empire Striketh Back. On my first listen through I was a little disappointed that Yoda didn’t sound too different from the other characters. It also isn’t too jarring, for example, when Han rails against Lando’s betrayal in Shakespearean language as it is a theme and emotion found in many of Shakespeare’s works. ![]() Doescher therefore has a strong base on which to base his adaptation. ![]() It contains a lot of strong themes which would have been as relevant in Shakespeare’s time as today: love, betrayal, youthful impetuousness, struggle against tyranny. The original Star Wars trilogy is a darn good story. It is far more like a radio play than an audiobook and the excellent cast does a wonderful job of telling the story. I would strongly recommend picking this up as an audiobook rather than ebook or hard copy – Random House Audio’s production is top notch with an excellent cast. William Shakespeare’s Star Wars – The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher is the sequel to William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, a retelling of George Lucas’s space saga in the style of William Shakespeare. ![]() These are the books you've been looking for ![]()
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