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mmuutthh's review
5.0
When the art in this book sings, it’s probably one of the most beautiful books I’ve seen. (That cover in itself is glorious!) Unfortunately, there are many moments where the art gets really loose, cartoony, and I lost any idea of who was who.
Not being overly familiar with Macbeth — either the historical or Shakespearean figure — I found the idea of the story here to be fascinating, and at least in some way contrary to just the “myth” I understand of the character. That said, it did feel a little like we were just hitting some high points in a biography rather than really telling a story. There are definitely some good character moments, and I think it all holds together enough that I enjoyed the book, but I wish we were allowed a little more “time” with them. That’s possibly my own issue more than the creator’s, but it’s never a bad thing to leave the reader wanting more.
(I backed this book on kickstarter. I was a little surprised, and disappointed, to see the forward to this book being from 2018… I don’t recall feeling like what I backed was meant to be a follow-up printing to a previously published book. Maybe that was my error.)
Not being overly familiar with Macbeth — either the historical or Shakespearean figure — I found the idea of the story here to be fascinating, and at least in some way contrary to just the “myth” I understand of the character. That said, it did feel a little like we were just hitting some high points in a biography rather than really telling a story. There are definitely some good character moments, and I think it all holds together enough that I enjoyed the book, but I wish we were allowed a little more “time” with them. That’s possibly my own issue more than the creator’s, but it’s never a bad thing to leave the reader wanting more.
(I backed this book on kickstarter. I was a little surprised, and disappointed, to see the forward to this book being from 2018… I don’t recall feeling like what I backed was meant to be a follow-up printing to a previously published book. Maybe that was my error.)
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