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Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

63 reviews

youraveragebookwhore's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

imogenimi's review

dark sad fast-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

4.0

Enjoyed this for the most part. I always love a character like Cleo to capture my imagination. Not sure not sure. Need to think 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

daisywilliams's review

dark emotional relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.25

The characters were very complex which made it an interesting read, I just wish it was longer 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

emilyrowanstudio's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.25

Around 75% of this book I found wonderful, charming and astute. But there were some characters, and chapters, I really didn't care for. I totally relate to the reviewers who've said they stopped reading because they thought the characters were horrible. I nearly stopped a few chapters in once the supporting characters were introduced. They all seemed so unhappy for Cleo and Frank when they got together, and why still remains a mystery. Some of them are redeemed later on in their individual chapters when you find out why they are the way they are, and some aren't. I can't be sure what their inclusion brought to the book, however I LOVED our main characters Cleo and Frank. A chapter later in the book which is in near entirety an argument between them is *chefs kiss*. Eleanor's chapters, and her characterisation, is *chefs kiss*. I think she was my favourite character.
I can't relate to the reviewers who say this is poorly written. Genuinely, I can't see where they're coming from. There are some metaphors and single lines in this book that i've made a note of because I don't want them to ever leave my brain.

I'm glad I persevered, because the 75% I enjoyed I really loved. I'm looking forward to reading what Coco Mellors writes next.

N.B. A lotta lotta content warnings - particularly all areas of mental illness, addiction, drug use - so probably check those out if you're thinking of picking this up 👍🏻
N.B.B. I did not see the Sally Rooney comparisons AT ALL. Can we please stop doing this, it's so lazy 🙃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

annylein's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I think this is what adults call big feelings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

mayaism_01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

I'm putting this tentatively at 4 stars because I'm not 100% sure I enjoyed it but I've thought about it enough that it has to rank higher than books I outright didn't enjoy or didn't care for in any significant way. This was a thrilling and provocative story about the relationships between people and how the people that build you up can also be the ones that crush you, making peace with your trauma and other narrative strands that I don't think I fully gripped. I enjoyed the whirlwind of Cleo and Frank's story and enjoyed the smaller interjections of their other friends' perspectives, though some like Quentin and Zoe I think deserved more fleshing out. I think the further away I get from this novel the more I'll appreciate it, though something I definitely enjoyed was Mellor's writing style, punchy and lyrical (the same kind of vibe as Lana Del Rey lyrics), and the chaotic characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

verorikky's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

After finishing this book I feel this urge to talk about it with someone who read it and show them all of my favorite quotes or to convert someone into reading this. I think this feeling alone shows that the book was GOOD. This story was satisfying in the weird way and I will need to think about this some more. 4.75 ⭐️( it’s not full 5 stars for me because I felt like story was dragging just a bit in the middle )

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder

lrb_333's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

hollymileham's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

very beautifully written, such a good premise and loved how the perspective changed so much. this is normal people on drugs, i loved it. but dont read it if youre expecting to like anyone. you probably wont

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

ephemeral_remi's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship