Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don’t Float: Classic Lit Signs On To Facebook, by Sara Schmelling, takes some of the most famous classic lit writers and sets up how they would appear writing for the author's Facebook News Feed Edition. News sources such as you also find on the Twitter and MySpace websites. This book is intriguing in the sense of being so different from what one normally reads. Think Facebook pages in your hands instead of on a computer screen.

Schmelling started with William Shakespeare’s invitation as the foreword, asking the group to join him on his online book club on Facebook. From there she proceeded with Hamlet dishing out "digs" here and there, to The Odyssey news feed, or should I say gossip, about town. It was followed by the Canterbury Tales of a special event with patrons such as The Knight, The Monk, The Merchant, etc. Although not limited to just these, you get the picture if you read the book; if that isn’t enough to intrigue you, how about The Wife of Bath’s Tale news feed of secrets exposed?

Overall, this is a book that strikes me as one for those who text and social network a lot. You know, short quick one liners to say it all. A couple of paragraphs here and there, pictures included, with some things that display medieval art. Let’s not forget a sponsored ad for trading horses and one for beautiful embroidery. All in all, if you are interested in what the "classic lit" crowd would have to say on Facebook, then it’s the book for you.

However, if you are not a Facebook aficionado, as I am not, you may have to look elsewhere for a good read. Yet, as different as the book is from standard books, it was something interesting to go through. If something out-the-box is your style, then pick up and read Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don’t Float: Classic Lit Signs On To Facebook, by Sara Schmelling. Get all the medieval digs, gossip, tidbits and news from the classic lit crowd on Facebook from Hamlet, Mark Twain, Jane Eyre and Oscar Wilde, to name just a few.