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jean_swan 's review for:
Lady Macbeth
by Ava Reid
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3
Enter into this expecting very little Macbeth, Reid uses the play extremely loosely to frame her own story, to the point that I wondered - why bother making it about Macbeth at all, and not, an original creation set in a fictional Scotland?
I have a laundry list of criticique but with all that said, I wolfed this down in a day while I was sick.
The prose was poetic, and I enjoyed the metaphorical/aphoristic repetitions to a point. There was an atmosphere of tense, almost sickening dread at the grimy, base nature of the setting. Basically, it hooked me on vibes, and my curiosity to see how such a weak character got herself out of her predicament. I did like the spin on Macbeth's Witches andhow the joint power of the women who came before Roscille allowed her to defeat her oppressor.
TLDR - plot, characterisation, themes aren't particulalry well done but I got through on gothic vibes
Enter into this expecting very little Macbeth, Reid uses the play extremely loosely to frame her own story, to the point that I wondered - why bother making it about Macbeth at all, and not, an original creation set in a fictional Scotland?
I have a laundry list of criticique but with all that said, I wolfed this down in a day while I was sick.
The prose was poetic, and I enjoyed the metaphorical/aphoristic repetitions to a point. There was an atmosphere of tense, almost sickening dread at the grimy, base nature of the setting. Basically, it hooked me on vibes, and my curiosity to see how such a weak character got herself out of her predicament. I did like the spin on Macbeth's Witches and
TLDR - plot, characterisation, themes aren't particulalry well done but I got through on gothic vibes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault