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Hilarious and Intelligent, July 4, 2003

By	Okla Elliott

These two novellas are witty, playful, irreverent, intelligent--everything we've learned to expect from Slavitt. This book is a must-have for any Shakespeare fan, but it's not only for the lover of Shakespeare.

I personally prefer the the shorter novella, a retelling of Measure for Measure, set in a small, less-than-reputable Old West town. Need I say more?

The retelling of Romeo and Juliet is wonderful as well, uncovering hidden lusts for thirteen-year-old Juliet harbored by many older men.

But these novellas are not only humorous retellings of classics, but also in depth excursions into the nature of civilization and the nastier parts of human thought and emotion.

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