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bridaviss's review against another edition
3.0
I still don't really like Macbeth but this retelling was a lot more interesting and easier to understand.
ilycatie's review against another edition
4.0
last day of the year and i finally completed my reading challenge. so happy i actually did it
kkaste's review against another edition
5.0
This is the modern retelling of Macbeth through text messages, notes, and social media posts. I had to remind myself of the seriousness of the play. This was an accessible way to share the story of the doomed Macbeth. It was able to demonstrate the slow ease into madness. Macbeth and his wife take the Scottish thrown by force and face the consequences of their choices. These are super cute novels.
artemiss_quinn's review
4.0
Macbeth is one of my favourite shakespearien tales and reading it in this format was a super fun refresher.
bethanykate's review against another edition
3.0
I bought this partly because I was in the RSC and I wanted to buy something Shakespearean but not at the same time. It was quite amusing and cleverly done but also very over simplified but I suppose with this kind of a format that can't really be helped.
an_sunie's review
1.0
I was disappointed by this book, although the idea of it was something that interested me. When I first heard it was going to be written in texts I thought it was going to be similar to that of Lauren Myracle's IM series, unfortunately I was disappointed. I had a hard time during some parts understanding what some of the emojis and acronyms meant, and prior to reading this, I did not notice the glossary at the back. The way this was written also felt very much like a comedy, or at the very least an attempt at one.
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alexalovesbooks's review
4.0
I happen to be a Shakespeare fan, so it was a no brainer that I was going to read this. I am always on the hunt for iterations of his work that are modern, easy to read and also worthy of recommending to others. This is one such read. Like "srsly Hamlet", this is also told entirely in text, status updates and tweets and other modern day forms, and I thought it was a clever twist that really worked in making the story more accessible.
Like Hamlet, I'm not a huge fan of the original source material, Macbeth. However, this iteration of it is awesome. It made me laugh, kept me intrigued and I think the way the characters were portrayed were really memorable and easy to keep track of. I definitely think that, if you're looking for a way to get into Shakespeare into a digestible and fun format, this is a good one to try!
Like Hamlet, I'm not a huge fan of the original source material, Macbeth. However, this iteration of it is awesome. It made me laugh, kept me intrigued and I think the way the characters were portrayed were really memorable and easy to keep track of. I definitely think that, if you're looking for a way to get into Shakespeare into a digestible and fun format, this is a good one to try!
megbrod's review
3.0
Not as good as the Hamlet one or the Pride and Prejudice, but still made me chuckle.
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