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That Way Madness Lies: 15 of Shakespeare's Most Notable Works Reimagined by Dahlia Adler
3 reviews
collie98's review against another edition
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Antisemitism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia
melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
I absolutely loved this collection of short retellings of many of Shakespeare's plays. It is always hard to review anthologies, because typically some of the stories will be amazing and some I won't like as much, but I did really enjoy each one of these. My absolute favorites were the stories by Anna-Marie McLemore and Dahlia Adler.
These were super enjoyable and some of them really made me think. I loved making comparisons to the originals and seeing how the authors changed. I especially loved when there were author's notes at the ends of the stories describing how the authors came up with their retelling!
These were super enjoyable and some of them really made me think. I loved making comparisons to the originals and seeing how the authors changed. I especially loved when there were author's notes at the ends of the stories describing how the authors came up with their retelling!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Death, Transphobia, Ableism, Racism, Homophobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Miscarriage
antisemitismgracew's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
A mixed bag that leans exactly in the middle. Some of these stories are great, interesting and thoughtful retellings. Some of them are regurgitations of other retellings (I admit it is hard to retell Shakespeare when everyone has.) When I was enjoying myself I was REALLY enjoying myself. When I wasn't I was either bored or actively upset by what I was reading. I'd reread some of these but most of them.... nah.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
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