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Mona Acts Out
Mischa Berlinski
What The Reviewers Say
Rave
The New York Times Book Review
Psychologically acute, Shakespeare-steeped tale ... Berlinski has an intricate understanding of the dynamics of predation, the psyches of performers and the culture of theater, particularly the grittier, convention-trampling downtown variety.
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Rave
The Star Tribune
Rhapsodic and enlightening about Shakespeare, full of fun on every page, Mischa Berlinski’s Mona Acts Out is an early literary delight of 2025.
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Positive
Booklist
Berlinski keeps the tone breezy and thickly layers the Shakespearean motifs, which will delight fans of the Bard and likely stymie others.
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Rave Kirkus
Wonderfully constructed, witty, warm, wise, and filled with an extraordinary sense of the relation between theater and life.
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