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A review by rballenger
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
4.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: I enjoy Margaret Atwood and Hagseed has been on my TBR list for quite some time.
Overall rating: Hagseed is an adaptation of a somewhat clunky and less accessible classic - The Tempest (Sorry, William!). I love how Atwood approached this retelling while keeping their own story front and center. I'm not sure how the printed copy is set up, but I do think that portions of this book would have benefitted greatly from being read in print. There are some lists and information that I can envision on the page better than I can take in a lengthy list audibly. However, I did not find this to be truly inhibitive to my enjoyment of the book. I thought the cadence and timing of the book were appropriate without being drawn out, especially since there are portions where you're spanning years and others where it's mere minutes. The presence of Felix's Miranda and the setting of the correctional institute make Hagseed the perfect amount of haunting and rough around the edges.
Recommended Read? Yes.
Reader's Note: I enjoyed Hag-Seed as an audiobook narrated by R.H. Thomson and they were absolutely fabulous. I would purposely seek out books narrated by them in the future.
What made me pick it up: I enjoy Margaret Atwood and Hagseed has been on my TBR list for quite some time.
Overall rating: Hagseed is an adaptation of a somewhat clunky and less accessible classic - The Tempest (Sorry, William!). I love how Atwood approached this retelling while keeping their own story front and center. I'm not sure how the printed copy is set up, but I do think that portions of this book would have benefitted greatly from being read in print. There are some lists and information that I can envision on the page better than I can take in a lengthy list audibly. However, I did not find this to be truly inhibitive to my enjoyment of the book. I thought the cadence and timing of the book were appropriate without being drawn out, especially since there are portions where you're spanning years and others where it's mere minutes. The presence of Felix's Miranda and the setting of the correctional institute make Hagseed the perfect amount of haunting and rough around the edges.
Recommended Read? Yes.
Reader's Note: I enjoyed Hag-Seed as an audiobook narrated by R.H. Thomson and they were absolutely fabulous. I would purposely seek out books narrated by them in the future.