I love this book! It has my four favorite plays by Shakespeare. I also love the helpful information in this book also. ( )

The Taming of the Shrew: A bunch of unpleasant people lie compulsively and try to get married to each other. I haven't understood the draw to Shakespeare's comedies, so I thought I'd give this collection a chance to change my mind about them. So far, I'm very underwhelmed. 1/5. 1-12-10.

A Midsummer Nights Dream: Pretty pointless, but not unpleasant. There are even one or two moments of genuine humor. 2/5. 6-24-10.

Twelfth Night: Blah. 2/5. 3-1-11.

The Tempest: Much sillier than I'd expected, although I can't say why I expected something serious. It's the best of the few Shakespeare comedies I've read, but that's not really saying much. Humor is certainly not his strength. 2.5/5. 2-13-12. ( )