The Plague

Guess what? No, it's not that someone's dying.

Guess again. No... No virus, which could kill millions of people leaving them dead on the streets, is spreading throughout the city. Well, not that I know of.

Guess again. Give up? Well, I forgot.

Anyway, for today, I'll be reviewing a book, named Shakespeare's Scribe by Gary Blackwood.

Shakespeare's Scribe:

I've only read the first few chapters of the book. And may I say, "Holy shit. It's a freakin' nice book!" I guess these are one of those rare occasions when I actually liked a historical fiction
book (if you know me, you would know that I HATE historical fiction).

The book is about a young orphan, named Widge, who lived in the time of Shakespeare. In this second part of a trilogy, he gets hired by Mr. Shakespeare himself to be an actor and at the same time, make use of his talent of shorthanding, which is writing down plays/scripts quickly (take down notes, etc.; he was used in the first book to steal Shakespeare's play by shorthand). At the time when the story is set, a plague is spreading across England. This forced the Globe Theater, where the Chamberlain's Men, where Widge works, to close. This was why they had to go around England to bring the entertainment to different places. And that's all I know.

The beginning was actually exciting. An adventure was up and about, and the author knew how to delight his fans, although this was my first time to read his book(s). He researched well on his history. He used the language back then. People don't recognize what really happened and what did not actually happen (which is my basis for a good historical fiction). And alot of other things which I would have mentioned but might spoil your interest in the book.

Review? First impressions really do help. But, they won't take you that far. You really still have to stand and deliver (A Boys, familiar?).

Today

I guess today would be all about betrayal, deception and shit like those. These are really bad things to deal with. I mean, getting bit by something unexpected would have hurt like hell. But, still in the end, what hurts you will only make you stronger. I mean, there is no challenge too hard to overcome. Everyone knows that one can do it, only if he'll try hard enough. Giving up is bullshit. I mean, if giving up only means hurting yourself or even take away something which makes you most happy, then, why give up, right?

-15th Review