I’ve never read this particular book, but I LOVE Lady Macbeth. I got super excited when I saw you read and reviewed this book, but sad to see it didn’t live up to your expectations.
I recently read the Lady Macbeth retelling by Ava Reid (one of my all time favorite authors) and had SUCH high hopes for it. Unfortunately I was slightly disappointed, as I felt like she didn’t quite stay true to her original character either and also used the male characters (particularly Macbeth himself) to drive the story forward. I was expecting more of a feminist spin to it, and it didn’t quite deliver for me. That being said, if you like Lady Macbeth at all I would still give it a shot! Ava Reid’s books are beautifully written and she creates a perfectly dark and eerie atmosphere. I wrote a review for the book a few weeks back if you’re interested! You can find it on my Substack page.
Still waiting for the perfect LMB feminist reimagining to come along and change my life 😂
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response.
I’ve heard the Ava Reid one is a more YA, which I struggle to get into. It’s really interesting that she fell to inspire in the same way. Yes I’m sure there is someone out there ready to write a killer retelling. I’ll check out your review ✨
I’m not sure if it’s technically classified as YA or not, but I didn’t find the writing juvenile either way. I felt like it was pretty adult oriented, and I found the prose beautiful (as Reid’s writing always is). I was just a bit disappointed in her interpretation. I would KILL to have a Madeline Miller version of LMB!
I’ve never read this particular book, but I LOVE Lady Macbeth. I got super excited when I saw you read and reviewed this book, but sad to see it didn’t live up to your expectations.
I recently read the Lady Macbeth retelling by Ava Reid (one of my all time favorite authors) and had SUCH high hopes for it. Unfortunately I was slightly disappointed, as I felt like she didn’t quite stay true to her original character either and also used the male characters (particularly Macbeth himself) to drive the story forward. I was expecting more of a feminist spin to it, and it didn’t quite deliver for me. That being said, if you like Lady Macbeth at all I would still give it a shot! Ava Reid’s books are beautifully written and she creates a perfectly dark and eerie atmosphere. I wrote a review for the book a few weeks back if you’re interested! You can find it on my Substack page.
Still waiting for the perfect LMB feminist reimagining to come along and change my life 😂
I don’t think it is as it doesn’t have in the description of tags where I’ve seen it. Madeline millers version would be the dream
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response.
I’ve heard the Ava Reid one is a more YA, which I struggle to get into. It’s really interesting that she fell to inspire in the same way. Yes I’m sure there is someone out there ready to write a killer retelling. I’ll check out your review ✨
I’m not sure if it’s technically classified as YA or not, but I didn’t find the writing juvenile either way. I felt like it was pretty adult oriented, and I found the prose beautiful (as Reid’s writing always is). I was just a bit disappointed in her interpretation. I would KILL to have a Madeline Miller version of LMB!