A review by leighryks
Macbeth: A Novel by David Hewson, A.J. Hartley

3.0

I chose this audiobook largely based on the narrator Alan Cumming. I was really taken with the idea of hearing a Scot read a version of Macbeth. I only realized later that this apparently exists exclusively as an audible audiobook. I while I’m familiar with Shakespeare's version and even picked up a couple of direct quotes in the book, I have not read the play. According to the authors’ forward and afterward, this expands into details left to interpretation in the play especially MacBeth and Lady MacBeth motivations and I believe it also expands the timeline. It was entertaining, and I’m curious to go back and read the play at some point. Its quite a bit bloodier than I normally like especially in audio format, but I was expecting that given the inspiration for the story. The narration was also great as I hoped.