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Jo Nesbo recommended Macbeth in Books (curated)

 
Macbeth
Macbeth
8.2 (27 Ratings)
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"When I was asked by my publisher to write a novel in their new series of novels based on Shakespeare-plays, I said yes, if I can have “Macbeth.” Why? Because it’s bloody. And short. And quite good. I don’t know if it was because of that answer, but they gave me “Macbeth.”"

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Lady Macbeth (2017)
Lady Macbeth (2017)
2017 | Drama, International
Lady Macbeth is an assured and accomplished piece of filmmaking. Pugh captures the vulnerability versus predatory nature of her character, all the while nurturing a responsive mix of sympathy and disgust from her audience.
Critic- Amie Cranswick
Original Score- 4 out of 5

Read Review: https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/04/movie-review-lady-macbeth-2016/
  
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Erika (17788 KP) rated Macbeth in Books

Apr 11, 2018  
Macbeth
Macbeth
Jo Nesbo | 2018 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
8
9.3 (3 Ratings)
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I was psyched when I read that Jo Nesbo was doing a take on Macbeth for Hogarth. After reading this, I feel a little ambivalent. Normally, I love everything he writes, but this one was extremely slow. I think that a lot of my neither here nor there feeling has to do with the original source material, rather than Nesbo's take on it.
The setting of the 1970s really worked, and I did really like the characterization of Macbeth. I was glad that it was relatively true to the original play to the end.
I received an ARC from Penguin's First to Read in exchange for an unbiased review.