Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

61 reviews

halloweenrose's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

• Loveable characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Transphobia

gaygothiccowboy's review

medium-paced

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

2.75

Pains me to give a Jeanette winterson novel this low of a rating but god I hated so many things about the “present” timeline in this. Victor you are my number one enemy, I’m coming for you bitch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, and Misogyny

m3i3r3r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Hate crime, and Grief

Moderate: Deadnaming and Toxic relationship

syllareads's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Rape

brechtian's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

The lows of this book are quite low (poor depiction of trans identity, borderline trauma porn, sections of quite spotty prose), but the highs are, admittedly, very high. This book at its best is a masterful postmodern examination of Frankenstein as biography, text, legacy, and cultural object. It explores multiplicity and our creation of monsters within ourselves as well as others beautifully, all while providing fascinating parallels to conversations surrounding transhumanism, AI, and the future of technological advancement. Honestly, the more you know about the critical conversations/academic discourse surrounding Frankenstein, the more you will likely enjoy this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Ableism

There are quite a few graphic sex scenes.

delidousias's review against another edition

1.5

this book sucked. makes me sad because i loved written on the body. story was bad characters were bad, the whole modern part should have been cut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Transphobia

marissab's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Antisemitism, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, and Pedophilia

thereadingscorpios's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Transphobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gaslighting, Racism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Antisemitism

schnanko's review

dark emotional funny reflective slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Medical content, Transphobia, Hate crime, Outing, and Sexual violence

elenaluisa's review

challenging fast-paced

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

Had to read it for class but found it very difficult because of the transphobia. Would not recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Transphobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Outing, and Sexual content