A review by wretchedtheo
Macbeth by Jo Nesbø

Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.

I really didn't like the way the author handled this retelling. The writing style felt superficial, a lot of the occurences were unrealistic, the female characters were very obviously written by a man if you know what I mean. However my biggest complaint is with Duff's character. In the original Macbeth play, Macduff's defining trait is loyalty to his family. He's a tough warrior, but he's also a family man, and losing said family drives his revenge. In Jo Nesbø's Macbeth, "Duff" is kind of a misogynistic jerk, who frequently cheats on his wife. This kind of undermines everything that should make his character compelling.