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That Way Madness Lies: 15 of Shakespeare's Most Notable Works Reimagined by Dahlia Adler
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sarah984's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
This anthology of Shakespeare retellings was pretty hit or miss for me. I really enjoyed some of the stories but others felt superficial in terms of not engaging with the themes of the original in any way, or they could be kind of corny in that way where YA authors really want you to know How Diverse Their Story Is. Most of the stories do also presume a familiarity with the original so I wouldn't really recommend this if you're not already at least vaguely familiar with the plays listed in the summary.
Favourites: Severe Weather Warning by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (The Tempest), I Bleed by Dahlia Adler (The Merchant of Venice), Partying is Such Sweet Sorrow by Kiersten White (Romeo and Juliet) and The Tragedy of Cory Lanez: An Oral History by Tochi Onyebuchi (Coriolanus)
Favourites: Severe Weather Warning by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (The Tempest), I Bleed by Dahlia Adler (The Merchant of Venice), Partying is Such Sweet Sorrow by Kiersten White (Romeo and Juliet) and The Tragedy of Cory Lanez: An Oral History by Tochi Onyebuchi (Coriolanus)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism and Bullying
Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Animal death and Stalking
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