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Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

14 reviews

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

tjthetd23's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Frankkissstein is a modern version of what James Joyce wanted Ulysses to be. The writing style is unique but it isn't nonsensical; it draws you in. The story is chock full of triggers but it never feels gratuitous with its violent or abusive content. Everything that happens does so for a reason and enriches the characters even when it is awful. Winterson blurs the line between fiction and nonfiction beautifully in a way that often had me googling whether the scenes, particularly the ones of Mary Shelley later in life, were fact or fiction. To understand characters that are based on real people so thoroughly that you can fictionalise parts of their narrative and not have it feel out of place is an amazing skill in a writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, 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

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