Reviews

Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare's the Tempest Retold by Margaret Atwood

sara_hasslof's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

savannah1975's review

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

libra_libris's review

4.0

My first Atwood: delightful,whimsical, comically vengeful and wholesome. Even as a novelized retelling, Shakespeare never fails .

midici's review against another edition

3.0

Hag-seed is a retelling of The Tempest where the main character is not only living the plot of the play, but is attempting to see it through to its natural conclusion by directing a prison version of The Tempest at the same time.

It's been long enough since I've seen/read the play that I didn't immediately know what Felix's plan was, until about half-way through when it had rehashed enough of the plot that I remembered the rest.. The point of the book isn't to shock or wow the reader. It's to dive into the play and it's themes and potential presentation, the same way the prisoners do.

It was entertaining, but not amazing.

petrabuser's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

chl03's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fernakat's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Deeply enjoyed this retelling of THE TEMPEST. It tracks well onto Shakespeare’s original without feeling forced. 

leafonthewind's review

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

erintowner's review

3.0

A little anti -climatic and some loose ends. I enjoyed spending this much time with The Tempest.

not_theonlyme's review

4.0

Actually pretty fun