Shylock Is My Name: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) by Howard Jacobson

If you are a fan of The Merchant of Venice then this is a book that I would highly recommend. This book, as you could probably tell by the title, is mostly focused on the character Shylock and we really get to know him well in this book. I have never read any of the books in Hogarth Shakespeare series, so to be honest, I was not 100% sure what to expect. I was not disappointed. 

Jacobson did a great job in showing who Shylock really is. He made this clear with the tender and elegant conversations he showed between Shylock and his dead wife. 

Jacobson turned the once tragedy and comedy play that was once written, into a book with a huge emphasis on comedy. I feel like this gives us a look into Jacobson and his understanding of Shakespeare and really his love for this type of literature. 

I am very interested in reading more books in this series. I wish I had heard of it earlier so that I could have gotten in the game with everyone else, but I am happy I found this book!

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