motherhorror's review against another edition
I'll admit, I only read THE GREEN EYED MONSTER by S. A. Cosby because that's all I had time for this month. I read Cosby's BLACKTOP WASTELAND earlier this year, so when I learned he had an affinity for Shakespeare and wrote a "dieselpunk" adaptation of Othello, I was all in. Othello is one of my favorite of Bill's plays. The story is about a general, Othello (O) his Judas-like friend, Iago (Iggy), and Cassio (Cass) Othello's loyal friend. There are women in the story who serve as catalysts for conflict (in the play version) but are given some real depth of character by Cosby. I absolutely drooled over the dieselpunk setting with all the airships and clothing descriptions. Totally a bonus layer that lends to the cinematic quality of Cosby's writing.
This is a must-read for fans of Shakespeare and Cosby. Five stars!
I'll read the full collection someday but this year was not that year.
This is a must-read for fans of Shakespeare and Cosby. Five stars!
I'll read the full collection someday but this year was not that year.
ladybex's review against another edition
4.0
A modern masterclass on Shakespeare with appearances from Macbeth, Othello, and more. I really love the new takes on the classic works from various authors. I really enjoyed this book and all proceeds go to charity which make it even better.
amybooksit's review against another edition
4.0
A fresh, fun and unique take on Shakespeare. Each story in this collection is incredibly creative. A few of the authors that I did not know of prior to this reading have now been added to my "must read more!" list. A long time favorite for his characters, detail and humor Jeffrey Cook closed out the anthology with my favorite tale of the bunch. Cook and Katherine Perkins create amazing stories together. I hope there is more coming from them in the future. *Is it weird that I dream that these two are madly in love and curled up making little clockwork babies all night and writing steampunk odyssey novels in my honor all day? I didn't think so :-)* Anywho, overall this was a great collection that I will recommend to my more off beat (aka cool) friends. :-)
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