A Midsummer Night's Dream vs King of Shadows: Which Should You Read?

A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 98 pages · ≈ 1 h 49 m · Moderate

Two young lovers, Hermia and Lysander, meet in the wood with the intention of running away and getting married secretly. They are followed by Demetrius, who loves Hermia, and Helena, who is in love with Demetrius. What…

King of Shadows Susan Cooper · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.7 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Light

“Tag. The little kids' game, plain ordinary old tag, that's what he had us playing.”

While in London as part of an all-boy acting company preparing to perform in a replica of the famous Globe Theatre, Nat Field suddenly finds himself transported back to 1599 and performing in the original theater under…