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wingedwalls's review
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ghosthermione's review
4.0
I'm going to start by saying that quite a few of these stories fell pretty flat for me. The first one was not the most interesting either, and I found myself skipping through paragraphs.
However, I don't want to mark it down because a lot of the stories were also brilliant, and besides, this is the most post-colonial Shakespeare I've read in... well, ever. I don't know about Cervantes, but in the Shakespeare field we like to say we're open and doing New Things and being Inclusive, but all the same when I read the concept of this book, six Shakespeare stories written in Spanish and six Cervantes stories written in English, I was expecting US and American white men's writing, and Spain-spanish writers too.
What I got instead was quite a few very interesting stories about Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, and Nigeria. Really touching stories, too, at times. So, overall, it's well worth the read.
However, I don't want to mark it down because a lot of the stories were also brilliant, and besides, this is the most post-colonial Shakespeare I've read in... well, ever. I don't know about Cervantes, but in the Shakespeare field we like to say we're open and doing New Things and being Inclusive, but all the same when I read the concept of this book, six Shakespeare stories written in Spanish and six Cervantes stories written in English, I was expecting US and American white men's writing, and Spain-spanish writers too.
What I got instead was quite a few very interesting stories about Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, and Nigeria. Really touching stories, too, at times. So, overall, it's well worth the read.
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