Shakespeare

[elusivek]

A rather high-level, well respected colleague gifted me this Shakespeare book a couple days ago. He kept saying Norton is good (I have no idea what it means really)

I know I shouldn't look a gifted horse in the mouth (or however the saying goes), and this behemoth of a book does look impressive, but as I was flipping the pages, a piece of paper fell off stating "gift from *someone*, *and a date in 2016*." In a bit of an indignation, I added my own slip of paper in there stating "gift from *bigshot guy*, 26-January-2021". Pppfffffffttttt.

So yeah, cool I got a big brick of a book that I can slam into someone's head, but then it's just a pass-along of a gift that puts a bit of a damper to it. The style and prose would probably go over my head, so I'd better brush up a bit more on my Shakespeare English, not that I'd need to know that in this part of the world.

Comments

[magic-treehouse.livejournal.com]

I always find Shakespeare easier to watch than to read but you do get used to it.

[hermitsmurf.livejournal.com]

what a weird gift...at least it will look pretty on a bookshelf..haha.

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

Love Shakespeare!!!!!!!! The Tempest and all the tragedies.

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

Lol i also have a giant Shakespeare book with all the plays in it. I got it as a gift too, but not a regift. I think it was a college grad present or smth.

[imogen-blue.livejournal.com]

Haha, I have received many of those secondhand gifts. If anyone gets given a book it seems to get re-gifted to me because most people I know don't read.