Aug 14, 2018 | 320 Pages
Aug 14, 2018 | 542 Minutes
“Schumacher satirizes the pitfalls of academia with searing wit, skewing everything from the abominable faculty offices to the eccentric personalities throughout the university. Beneath the comedy lies a tragic commentary on the state of higher education, when money counts for more than scholarship, and power is directly tied to fundraising ability. The Shakespeare Requirement offers a desperately funny take on campus foibles, as Schumacher stretches reality to the boundaries of absurdity in this raucous underdog tale.”
—Booklist
“Hilarious… Schumacher’s satisfying and fun novel is bolstered by its memorable campus setting and its quirky cast.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Schumacher abandons the epistolary style of her previous novel for a straight narrative but retains all of its acid satire in a sequel that is far more substantive and just as funny… A witty but kindhearted academic satire that oscillates between genuine compassion and scathing mockery with admirable dexterity.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
