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A review by coralinejones
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
1.0
DNF @ 50%.
I'm sorry but this is awful. I fear I may not be the target audience for Ava Reid's writing, as I wasn't a fan of another novel of hers not too long ago. Though, that said, her writing here IS intriguing. The main problem I have with Lady Macbeth is that it's not Lady Macbeth at all. This is a retelling that isn't retelling much, but rather rewriting everything altogether. I don't mind creative liberties when it comes to retellings, but I love the original Lady Macbeth, and the play Macbeth, so much that I just can't overlook this.
Reid's Lady Macbeth is a meek, bratty, unlikable, seventeen year old French xenophobe. A lot of her traits are told to us, but never shown, making any concept of her being witty and cunning fall short.
Someone else had called this a character assassination and I agree! Not just for Lady Macbeth, but Macbeth himself! I don't know how Reid made this story so boring as well? I don't mind a slow paced book, and like I said her writing isn't all that terrible, but the pacing here is so off and unkind. I love the source material too much to let this go. For that reason I've DNF'd halfway through and I don't see myself picking it up again to finish.
I'm sorry but this is awful. I fear I may not be the target audience for Ava Reid's writing, as I wasn't a fan of another novel of hers not too long ago. Though, that said, her writing here IS intriguing. The main problem I have with Lady Macbeth is that it's not Lady Macbeth at all. This is a retelling that isn't retelling much, but rather rewriting everything altogether. I don't mind creative liberties when it comes to retellings, but I love the original Lady Macbeth, and the play Macbeth, so much that I just can't overlook this.
Reid's Lady Macbeth is a meek, bratty, unlikable, seventeen year old French xenophobe. A lot of her traits are told to us, but never shown, making any concept of her being witty and cunning fall short.
Someone else had called this a character assassination and I agree! Not just for Lady Macbeth, but Macbeth himself! I don't know how Reid made this story so boring as well? I don't mind a slow paced book, and like I said her writing isn't all that terrible, but the pacing here is so off and unkind. I love the source material too much to let this go. For that reason I've DNF'd halfway through and I don't see myself picking it up again to finish.