27/3/10 - John Marsden - Hamlet

OK - I know I'm not a Shakespeare purist to even read this - but isn't Hamlet a great story. This is updated to use normal C21 language - but seems to pretty much stick to the original story and includes some of the famous quotes almost verbatim. I think it worked well - although I dn't think I have read the original. It is certainly an easy read - in plain English.

7/3/10 - Hilary Mantel - Wolf Hall

Bookclub book and Man Booker 09 Winner. A long book - sort of book you want to break your leg for so you can put it up and spend lots of time reading. It is a great story - set in Henry VIII England, Thomas Cromwell works his way up to become Henry's key advisor. Odd the way the story ends before Thomas actually reaches his height of power, and before Henry ends up executing him - but I bet everyone that read it googled to find out what happened in the end. I loved it - couldn't wait to return to this rich cast of characters and plots.