The Dead Fathers Club
 

The Dead Fathers Club

by Matt Haig

The story of Hamlet is not usually thought of as one meant for laughter. But Matt Haig's able retelling of the tale in The Dead Fathers Club will make you laugh, though it might also evoke a tear. Eleven-year-old Philip Noble is at his father's funeral when who should appear but his father's ghost, who wastes no time in telling Philip that his Uncle Alan, an auto mechanic, tampered with his... (read more)

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Reojames
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This was a wonderful book. I loved it! I couldn't put it down. I finished it in two days, and would have finished it sooner if I had not needed sleep.
It's a modern retelling of Hamlet.
It's full of humor and heart.
No spoiler here, so don't get mad. You find out all of the following in the first few pages:
This is the story of Philip. When he is at his father's funeral (car wreck) he see's his dad's ghost. The ghost of his father informs him that his brother (Philip's...

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