Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

285 reviews

amberinbookland's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

and_abigail's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad 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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really excellent and stunningly written. the only reason it’s not five stars is because i think the author tried to touch on too many subjects (queer identity, racial identity, fat phobia) without going deeper into any of them. we got these characters perspectives for one or two chapters and never really fleshed out their issues in a meaningful way, esp with Quentin. otherwise it was very very good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Physical abuse

mganallirt's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship

kayolay's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional hopeful 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, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

anardias's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt

lucykateburns's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional hopeful 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: Sexual content, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

neevechristine's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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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This took me longer to read than the average book, but the final 100 pages I read in one sitting. In the final 10 pages I was crying and banging the book against my head. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking and raw. It filled a void I didn’t know existed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

bethanstanleyy's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

anjelica's review against another edition

1.5

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wanted to give this a 1 star but added a little bit extra because there are some nice lines here and there. The titular characters were not nuanced, complex, or interesting enough to carry me through this character-driven book. The side characters were tokenized and stereotyped, and a racial slur for Romani people is used. There are mentions of serious topics, such as addiction and depression, but these were not explored deeply enough to garner meaningful commentary. Because of this, their traumas just felt romanticized/sensationalized for shock value.  Overall, this did not work for me personally but I do understand why some people love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Death of parent, Sexual harassment

fromsophiewithlove's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship