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A review by annamickreads
That Way Madness Lies by Lindsay Smith, Cory McCarthy, Mark Oshiro, Kiersten White, Lily Anderson, Samantha Mabry, Dahlia Adler, Emily Wibberley, A.R. Capetta, Anna-Marie McLemore, K. Ancrum, Ibi Zoboi, Melissa Bashardoust, Brittany Cavallaro, Tochi Onyebuchi, Austin Siegemund-Broka, Joy McCullough, Patrice Caldwell
4.0
Thank you Dahlia Adler for this gorgeous exploration of the Bard!!
Something I really appreciated about these short stories is that, while many of them were far TOO short for my liking, many experimented with style in a way that I personally think would have made Shakespeare proud. From stories told entirely through text messages to one retelling posed as a music industry documentary, it just goes to show that you don't need to stick to the rigidity of Shakespeare's original form to enjoy or derive meaning from his works.
Personally, what was also exceptionally brilliant about this collection was authors such as Ms. Adler and Anna-Marie McLemore who used their personal identities to challenge the text in a way that was both informative and personal (after all, Shakespeare was a Christian cis white man from the 1500s, it's safe to say that many of his characters are stereotypes that don't hold up today.)
Something I really appreciated about these short stories is that, while many of them were far TOO short for my liking, many experimented with style in a way that I personally think would have made Shakespeare proud. From stories told entirely through text messages to one retelling posed as a music industry documentary, it just goes to show that you don't need to stick to the rigidity of Shakespeare's original form to enjoy or derive meaning from his works.
Personally, what was also exceptionally brilliant about this collection was authors such as Ms. Adler and Anna-Marie McLemore who used their personal identities to challenge the text in a way that was both informative and personal (after all, Shakespeare was a Christian cis white man from the 1500s, it's safe to say that many of his characters are stereotypes that don't hold up today.)