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Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

724 reviews

themackalexander's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt

holz_18's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

krrb253's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

helen_9119's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse

mariacastrofonseca's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

megemj's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really like Coco Mellors writing style. I will say this book is very weird and it gets very dark in places but I enjoyed the multiple perspectives - it felt like we were watching a tv show and the side characters were given episodes too. I liked how it ended on a hopeful note but ooooooof. Very messy and the two main characters are extremely flawed and I was judging both of them HARD but I think part of the fun of reading this book is that you’re not doing it because you love the characters or their choices, you’re doing it in the hope that they will change. 
I liked the switch to first person narrative for Eleanor - it was like a jolt when she was introduced that mixed up the story, and it also helped to differentiate her from the other characters who were already a part of Cleo/Frank’s lives at the beginning of the book. It also read more like diary entries which felt in touch with her character. It also made her feel more grounded than the other characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

thedambookshelf's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Transphobia, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

fedeshelf's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

carlytenille's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

sandro_reads's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I am thankful I read Blue Sisters first (which I loved) because I would have never picked up that book if this was my introduction to Coco Mellors. 

Not only are the characters unlikable, they are cartoonishly bad - even New York is a caricature. Couple this with all the minor characters and subplots that come and go without reason, it feels like this was cut up and assembled from many different books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt