Book 9 of Book a Day January.
I am honestly not sure where this came from. It doesn't have a Follett sticker, so it's not from our book vendor. It's not donated from the Amazon Wish List, nor do I remember buying it at BN. If you gave it to us, and I'm blanking, thank you!
Either way, I wasn't a fan.
The premise is that 7 theater major seniors at an elite arts college are about to put on Julius Caesar. This particular theater program only focuses on Shakespeare, putting on a comedy or history in one's 3rd year and a tragedy 4th year. They also do scenes from Macbeth at Halloween and Midsummer Night's Dream in December. You can be kicked out if you're not up to snuff on the stage. And you do not earn an actual degree.
The theater students also seem to look down on the music, visual art, and dance majors. Their descriptions of these students are downright mean.
I am sorry to say I found the characters annoying, whiny, stuck-up brats. I didn't find any of them worth my sympathy. As a parent considering to costs of college very soon, I found myself more aligning with the Dad saying "I'm not paying for this nonsense". I rolled my eyes at least half a dozen times and groaned once so loud it woke my dogs up.
Perhaps someone interested in theater, particularly Shakespeare might want to read this, or even someone reading Caesar for English II as a companion novel, but for me, it's a no.
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