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A review by mh_books
Macbeth: A Novel by David Hewson, A.J. Hartley
4.0
Macbeth is my least favourite of the Shakespeare plays. I have never understood how Lady MacBeth can go from a murderous fiend to a pathetic loon so quickly. Or why a Hero murders the king within an Act or two and then regrets it for the rest of the play. The witches I have seen portrayed many ways but never to my satisfaction, never in a way that made them believable to me as the cause of so much havoc. Why does "the Scottish play" never seem very Scottish to me? The audiobook novelisation of the play by A. J. Hartley and David Hewson attempts to answer these questions and a lot more.
The scene is set in the highlands and east coast of Scotland. Where the dark atmosphere and chilling landscapes perfectly compliment the descent into madness. There is no doubt that the beautiful narration by Alan Cumming in a strong Scotish accent adds to this. The characters of the Macbeths and the witches are beautifully fleshed out. Best of all it is a ripping good yarn, though that me thinks is Shakespeare's work.
The scene is set in the highlands and east coast of Scotland. Where the dark atmosphere and chilling landscapes perfectly compliment the descent into madness. There is no doubt that the beautiful narration by Alan Cumming in a strong Scotish accent adds to this. The characters of the Macbeths and the witches are beautifully fleshed out. Best of all it is a ripping good yarn, though that me thinks is Shakespeare's work.