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8bitreader's review against another edition
5.0
So I picked this book up out of sheer curiosity when I had some extra time to kill. Macbeth is my favorite Shakespeare play, so when I saw the entire series, I thought this would be a good place to start. Needless to say, I wasn't expecting much, which only made me more surprised and impressed when the content was genuinely funny, charming, and clever.
The text talk can get a little tedious, but I think that that's just because of the medium. Texting lingo changes so frequently that I don't think there's a way you can write it without it sounding dated. And besides, if you can look past the clunky text speak, there are some genuinely hilarious lines. The book really takes advantage of its medium and condenses things extremely well. Carbone is amazing and undercutting some of the overly dramatic bits of Macbeth, usually with a punchline, but sometimes by just punctuating every other word with emojis. It brings a levity to Macbeth that I didn't know it needed but very much appreciate.
Is this book for everyone? No. Do I only like it because it caters to my specific weird brand of humor? Most likely. I feel like you have to be in a very specific demographic to like this as much as I do, and even then it's unlikely, but I enjoyed every bit of this.
The text talk can get a little tedious, but I think that that's just because of the medium. Texting lingo changes so frequently that I don't think there's a way you can write it without it sounding dated. And besides, if you can look past the clunky text speak, there are some genuinely hilarious lines. The book really takes advantage of its medium and condenses things extremely well. Carbone is amazing and undercutting some of the overly dramatic bits of Macbeth, usually with a punchline, but sometimes by just punctuating every other word with emojis. It brings a levity to Macbeth that I didn't know it needed but very much appreciate.
Is this book for everyone? No. Do I only like it because it caters to my specific weird brand of humor? Most likely. I feel like you have to be in a very specific demographic to like this as much as I do, and even then it's unlikely, but I enjoyed every bit of this.
4saradouglas's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, this was seriously funny. I would say your enjoyment of this definitely hinges on you 1) Already having read the real Macbeth, 2) Understanding emojis and text acronyms, 3) have a pretty silly sense of humor. In about 15 minutes I was reminded of the story of Macbeth (which I haven't read in about 15 years) and also had a good laugh. Thumbs up.
librarianshell's review against another edition
2.0
Like Srsly Hamlet, this one was depressing for being "funny." I think a Shakespearean tragedy is just too full of bloodshed to make into a comedy ..
xread_write_repeatx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cupcakegirly's review against another edition
4.0
http://jenuinecupcakes.blogspot.com/2015/12/omg-shakespeare-macbeth-killingit.html
heisereads's review against another edition
4.0
Didn't like this one as much as the others in the series, but still think it's a great series. Although I am now very much questioning if I understood anything about this play in high school! :)
lellowturtle's review against another edition
5.0
Another very funny book from the OMG books. I just wanna say Lady Macbeth is SAVAGE The ghost texting and taunting Macbeth is hysterical, especially with the usage of emojis. I think Shakespeare's work, in particular, is a great way to use this format. I know a lot of stuffy English teachers (the one I had in senior year especially) would probably be horrified by this. But Shakespeare was not all prim and proper and literally invented euphemisms for sex and made nothing but penis jokes all the time. I feel that these books do him an honor by taking the core of his plays and then making them hilarious but true to the story. I also liked, and this was in the other books as well, the fact they do memo pages for the asides and monologues and stuff. Very creative and clever, so great.
beammey's review against another edition
5.0
So, I thought this was super cute and had me laughing out loud at parts. This is a good way to get a tween into Shakespeare, I suppose, but I wouldn't suggest this be the only way, have them read some actual SP too, yeah? Over all very good and I did enjoy it. 5 out of 5 stars.