A review by thekayles
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book... This book is a top five read of all time for me. Every page is breathtaking to read, and the journey of Roscille is full of the heartbreak, and rage, and relentless hope that we as women have all felt in our lives. It is a masterpiece that so accurately and beautifully depicts feminine rage, struggle, and vengeance. It takes a play centered around the madness of a man and peels back layers upon layers to give a striking commentary that has such dedication to historical accuracy and respect for the original work. This piece will sit with me for a long, long time, and for that I am so grateful to Ava for her writing. I have never felt so seen, so heard, and so raw as I did reading this, and reconciling with my own fears about womanhood and the violence of the patriarchal world around me. I cried with her, I raged with her, and I rejoiced with her, in her end. 

This is a must read. This is a piece of art that is so evocative of the feminine experience that it's my first choice for those in need of learning. I think everyone should read this book, just to learn, to feel, and to grow. 

Truly breathtaking, and exquisite, and all the fantastic praises I can think of to offer to Ava Read. 

Brava. 
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