Closet Geeks and Slow Mo

There are some really good parts in this.. And others I didn't like
I was wondering if Wilson is going to be able pull of this rendition set in a contemporary high school. I had many doubts- but frankly she somehow did manage to transfer the classic tale 
Though I do have some issues with it, I also was positively impressed 

At first I was surprised at the name changes Wilson did. Well, not so much most of the changes mostly Archer. I found it an interesting and simultaneously odd choice. And I was worried that I would mix-up the names and characters, with my terrible name memory that would be a given. But I didn't, Wilson build the characters well enough for me to immediately get who is who in comparison to Shakespeare. 
Though Orion on some level was a bit too good and Archer too mischievous teenager for me at the beginning, I think Wilson did nail that part quite well.
The retelling in a high school setting- had me super worried, but again Wilson did a pretty good job with that. 
So while I do thing that Wilson did a really good re-telling when it comes to plot and character building, I gotta say it doesn't replace Shakespeare- if you struggle with his english get a modern version. I think this is great for young people interested in his works. Maybe an introductions to the epic english author, but it does not carry his weight or even come close to his use of language. 
I guess on some level that was clear. And I did honestly factor in this in my rating, cause frankly if I didn't I would have rounded it down to 2Stars. Because my biggest issue was the prose. Wilson went from teen slang to stoic dialogs, some of this felt very wooden and honestly her writing style missed the beautiful flowing prose that Shakespeare uses. And that's my biggest issue, set aside the fact, that I expected more beautiful prose. I am not sure how I feel about Wilson's prose in general. I can't say if this is because Wilson tried to incorporate some of Shakespeare's dialogues and somewhat failed - or if simply her writing style is not to my taste.

The amazing thing though and I have to say, Wilson made me realize this, this tale of jealousy, racism, love and betrayal is still extremely current. While I was aware that Shakespeare's work is still of great value but Wilson with her work has highlighted how important and current it still is!