I don't have anything particularly intelligent to say about it...I've been musing on the concept of love at first sight, as often seen in Shakespeare as a dramatic device...it's understandable on this one, as Ferdinand seems to be the first man that Miranda has ever seen, other than her father, but the lightning strike effect is seen so often throughout Shakespeare that you have to question whether he had ever actually seen a man and woman meet and begin to form a relationship - because, let's face it, that really isn't how it usually happens.
The dialogue between Prospero, Miranda and Ferdinand is the high point, I think - interesting directness from Ferdinand as he asks whether Miranda is a virgin (again, not how the initial conversation between a boy & a girl who are interested in each other would generally go these days!). The rest of it - well, let's just say it works better on stage.
I've given myself a bit of a rest from list books, and have been reading The Girl Who Played With Fire (2nd in the Millenium trilogy) which is very gripping, although reads slightly strangely in its translation from Swedish. Back to something from the list next, but I haven't quite decided which!
