Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

28 reviews

mryshells's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

1.0

Huge TW for transphobia towards characters in the book but also in the clearly problematic views the author must hold that come through in the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Outing, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism

julietejames's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Transphobia

Moderate: Child death

bookedbymadeline's review

Confusing how there aren’t any quotes around the dialogue

Problematic: Ry compliments a Black woman’s hair by saying she looks like an expert “maybe because of how you style it. Very professional.” As I’ve seen from other reviewers the book does not get any better in Trans rep for Ry. I have no interest in reading about a Trans character that is written for cis people like myself and would rather spend my time on books with more accurate representation.

The conversation around AI-prof stein says that AI won’t make women obsolete or be sexist which begs the question of how could it not be sexist when the ones building the robots are sexist themselves? It’s human error. He’s being idealistic in thinking that a future of AI will be non binary when the creators of AI have their own prejudices and beliefs that will be built into AI, just like humans writing the Bible put their own image on God.

Where is the story even set in?! First they talk about Memphis then they’re going to a bar in Trafalgar Square?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Misogyny, Sexism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Ableism and Child death

sophiewelsh's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

thoroughlyenjoyedbooks's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

morebedsidebooks's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Pedophilia

adriennne's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Child death and Forced institutionalization

hmatt's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

interesting examination of how body politics intersect with technology/AI

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Medical content, and Homophobia

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Sexism