As You Like It (Abridged) Audiobook

" Delightful. A quick breath of fresh air. "

" Great play! Some characters have some serious humor, if you're smart enough to identify it!! "

" we did this play for school and it was so fun with all the messups and.... "

" Not the most enjoyable thing I've read by Shakespeare but not the most tedious either. I just couldn't connect with this play. I have a feeling I would enjoy seeing it staged much more than I enjoyed reading it. "

" I saw the play at the London Globe. We stood at the feet of the players and were swept away by the jovial wit of Shakespeare and his love of words. We awoke the next morning with our own Shakespearean wordings to tickle our ears as we went through our every day living. "

" This was a re-read, technically, but I actually read this specific version, along with all hundred pages of background information and analytical essays. I liked reading it while looking specifically for gender-related issues, since it was for my lit and gender class. I JUST LOVE THIS PLAY SO MUCH. "

" This is a comedy and one of the few plays by Shakespeare that I honestly enjoyed. I believe the movie She's the Man was inspired by this play. "

" Performed Fall semester of my senior year. "

" UM - the best Shakespeare play... EVER! I was even thinking that if I ever had a daughter I would name her Aliena. Crazy, I know. "

" I did like it. The play has some great lines and monologues--ones that stick with you long afterward. Not my favorite of the comedies, but it's right up there. "

" This is a boring idiotic play. I think ol'Shakey thought the same thing, thus the dumb name. Its the Shakespearean era version of Entertainment Tonight. The only redeeming quality is the "All the World is a Stage" speech right towards the end. "

" My first Shakespeare book! And indeed I liked it. "

" Some nice wordplay and memorable lines but one of Shakey's weaker plays. "

" Unfortunately - and quite surprisingly really and in the spirit of the title of the play and in response to Mr Shakespeare - As you like it...no, William, I did not like it. "

" It's okay. Kind of full of tropes that are explored in better works of Shakespeare. I'm just not feeling it. There's some interesting perspectives explored by some of the characters but never as fully realized as they should be. "

" Rosalind is a compelling character (the others aren't, however) and there are some beautiful, memorable lines here. Not one of Shakespeare's very best, but a strong play overall. "

" I don't think I was in the mood. All I could hear were huge chunks of text devoted to communicating single thoughts. "

" I pretty much read this at the wrong time. I'm sure if I come back to it with more energy to analyze I'll adore it. But as it stands I wasn't in the mood. "

" Rosalind's character was quite interesting. I also liked the free verse. I wonder if I liked it because it was an almost mindless comedy.Maybe there were a few too many metaphors about plays, because I don't think it would be of the character to know about them. "

" Not my favorite Shakespeare, but still pretty good. "

" I only liked the famous soliloquy "Seven stages of men", but I've neither agreed with his aspects on life nor liked the whole story in question. "

" Useful edition of a unique play about becoming ready to grow up and stop playing with love, and truly love instead. I know of only one other play about this, and it is quite different. "

" I'm my father's child. I really like Shakespeare. I think if we ever have another son I might name him William. My favorite line is, "I'll have no husband, if you be not he". "