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406 reviews for:

Mary

Anne Eekhout

3.49 AVERAGE

bellsdixon's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

evalisys's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

fnnbnjmnks's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alimbrux's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

annotatedbibliophile's review against another edition

2.0

What drew me to this book was the sapphic retelling and Mary Shelly. I am obsessed with Frankenstein and Mary Shelly’s works so being able to read a modern retelling of her life seemed like paradise in physical manifestation. However, I am not sure if it was the translation or the work itself, it fell flat for me. The writing was cohesive in some places and juvenile in others. I loved Mary and Isabelle’s relationship idea but it was not executed in a way that would draw readers in. The tension of the mystery in some scenes was built up to a breaking point and in others, just left outside the door like it didn’t matter. Juicy metaphors and beautiful prose were only in the first third of the book and last two chapters, the rest of the book felt forced out of the author to fill space, Overall, the book was not consistent and the translation itself read as very incoherent and uncomfortable.