Reviews

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill

libby_nottheapp's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

dragonhearts_library's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

leah_tracy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

lbjessome's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

I really enjoyed the first half of the book but once the characters headed out to the countryside to build The Creature the pace became so, so slow. I think Mary’s struggle to participate in and be accepted by the science community of the day was more interesting than the retelling of the story of Frankenstein’s monster, which was ultimately an unnecessary distraction.

ceriene's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

elliet152's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

charliescorer_6's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

staceyjl's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ajoshi21's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

caitlyn_baldwin's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

“I suppose that is why it often makes me sad to read about history, or even natural history, as you do; I cannot help but think of everyone whose tale cannot fit in one book, those poor creatures who remain lost or forgotten. Do you think that one day, some Mary of the future will sketch our bones and wonder what we might have been in life?”

A beautifully grotesque novel, I loved how you could evidently see where fact and fiction came together to create this work. I thought that McGill used the work she created to highlight the difficulties that aspiring female scientists would have faced trying to break into the scene and the nonlinear way that the events of the plot are revealed really kept readers guessing. Overall a really unique work for fans of horror