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meriguild's review
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Misogyny
Minor: Incest and Sexual assault
sydneyholmes3010's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
hallemckenzie's review
4.0
So this book was really cool. I don’t know why I think it’s so cool but it was. It was really cool. I’m a huge Shakespeare fan and Macbeth is my favorite of his work. I had very high hopes for this novel. I had it on my TBR for around two years and I’ve finally gotten around to reading it.
I was impressed. Macbeth as a whole is a large play to write a retelling, and yet, Klein did a wonderful job keeping the original feel of the play while putting her own twist on the story. The story kept me entertained throughout the novel, and kept me rooting for the main protagonist.
My only complaint is Lady Macbeth’s perspectives, which you do occasionally get. I understand the importance of seeing her point of view, but I felt it could have been incorporated better in the flow of the novel. She didn’t fit as nicely as a Lady Macbeth Character should in Macbeth.
I love this author’s character work and I plan to pick up her other works soon.
Favorite Character: Colum, what a chill sheep herder
I was impressed. Macbeth as a whole is a large play to write a retelling, and yet, Klein did a wonderful job keeping the original feel of the play while putting her own twist on the story. The story kept me entertained throughout the novel, and kept me rooting for the main protagonist.
My only complaint is Lady Macbeth’s perspectives, which you do occasionally get. I understand the importance of seeing her point of view, but I felt it could have been incorporated better in the flow of the novel. She didn’t fit as nicely as a Lady Macbeth Character should in Macbeth.
I love this author’s character work and I plan to pick up her other works soon.
Favorite Character: Colum, what a chill sheep herder
geezchloe's review
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I really enjoyed the first half of this book. But all of a sudden it just got really bad. The ships were the WORST!
cgross's review
4.0
I liked this twist on the Macbeth story. Not as good as others I've read but it was good.
calipanda's review
3.0
To be honest, I don't remember too much of the plot, having read it years ago. However, the book did 1) add to my appreciation of Klein's attempts to give the women in Shakespeare's plays more history, and 2) actually helped me on my Macbeth test in my AP English class senior year. Worth another read.
shema's review
4.0
This was a very fun read. I really enjoyed the play Macbeth so when I saw this book at Borders, I knew I had to check it out. When I started reading this book, I was hooked.
I loved Albia's character. She was very independant and it was amazing that despite being a woman, she still wants to kill her father who killed many innocent people. The adventure was so interesting and I was very interested in how the author portrayed the "witches".
I was a bit dissappointed with the ending but overall this book was avery fun read.
I loved Albia's character. She was very independant and it was amazing that despite being a woman, she still wants to kill her father who killed many innocent people. The adventure was so interesting and I was very interested in how the author portrayed the "witches".
I was a bit dissappointed with the ending but overall this book was avery fun read.
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