Reviews

Kleopatra i Frankenstein by Teresa Komłosz, Coco Mellors

cassmpt's review against another edition

2.75

D'abord, ça normalise trop de choses problématiques = baise incessante, la fête tous les soirs avec des gueules de bois permanentes et surtout normalisation de l'usage de la drogue, en d'autres termes LA DÉBAUCHE. Toutes les 5 pages est placé un rail de coke alors que c'est pas utile à l'histoire. Les relations toxiques sont idéalisés et ça fait un mix de toutes les chroniques Wattpad nulles. Mais ça traite tout de même de vrais sujets comme certains traumas. Mais encore une fois je trouve ça dommage que Mellors survole certains événements comme la rencontre de Zoe et Jiro, on en parle une fois et plus du tout ensuite. Bon...Pas touchant mais divertissant

hervioletsforroses's review against another edition

5.0

4.5

peterp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

martinagarrell's review against another edition

ma agradat molt el ending 3,5/5 juju

probablyanna's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

morganhuey31's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

vbones's review against another edition

5.0

This is truly written beautifully

eleanorking's review against another edition

2.0

Reminder to never judge a book by its cover! For example, this cover is beautiful but the book sucks!

carlymwallace's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I almost never read this because I had heard only negative feedback, but I'm so glad I did. I can actually not believe this is Mellors debut novel, because wow. A tour de force, a magnificent opus for those lost, lonely, longing and one of my favorites of all time. 

The progression of the story is beautiful and the characters are flawed, but so so human. I mean, ELEANOR, c'mon, I love her and would have read an entire book of her emails alone. I don't know how Coco Mellors created a world that is so soft and blurry and maintained such sharp writing, but she did and I love. 

This is not a book for everyone, but it is a book for me. And it just so happens to be my first five star read of 2024.

isobellouisex's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5