Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - Cleópatra e Frankenstein

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Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

299 reviews

mogadichu's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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elinexmartens's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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fallandfox's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

Quando seu visto de estudante está perto de terminar, Cleo conhece Frank, vinte anos mais velho, com uma vida cheia de sucesso e todos os excessos que faltam a Cleo. Ele lhe dá a oportunidade de ser feliz, liberdade de pintar e se candidatar a um visto de residente. Ela lhe oferece uma vida de beleza, arte e talvez reduza o seu consumo de álcool.

Após se casarem impulsivamente, eles começam a lidar com as provações do casamento e da doença mental.

Ganhei este livro do meu namorado como uma surpresa após ter favoritado ele por ficar curiosa com a descrição.

Quando acabei o livro, fiquei aliviada, foi uma jornada intensa que eles tiveram, além de ser bem dolorosa.

Adorei a escrita do Coco, ela tem uma forma de fazer você ficar grudado nas páginas rindo em um capítulo e após jogar o livro em um momento intenso de dor.

Este livro aborda o amor romântico, mas me pareceu mais abrangente ao demonstrar que, se não houver amor e lidar com os próprios problemas internos, um relacionamento pode se tornar um círculo vicioso de grande destruição.

O cenário de Nova York é importante para os personagens pelos ciclos que estão envolvidos, com a maioria interagindo com álcool e drogas com uma frequência preocupante.

Por isso, vemos muito o livro explorar o tema de vícios e destruição que pode acontecer quando você se desconecta. Gostei da resolução que a autora deu, os personagens continuam no meio da jornada, mas temos esperança.

Espero que, se você leu minha resenha, que tenha o desejo de ler esse livro. Recomendo para quem gosta de livros sobre o desenvolvimento psicológico dos personagens.

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paige_olson_'s review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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caiitydid's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Easily my favorite book. The novel is heartbreaking and beautiful. It details, in brutal honesty, what the reality of living within a toxic relationship looks like from every point of view in a person’s life. Mellors is an author with a deep understanding of the human condition. Cleopatra and Frankenstein explores the importance of grief, sympathy, endurance, optimism, compassion, honesty, sobriety, sex, self worth, therapy, art, and love both platonic and romantic.

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rookeatsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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skyfluff's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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martina96's review against another edition

1.0

sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really struggled to read this book, if it can be defined such. If it wasn't the chosen reading for the book club I am part of, I would have been given it up. There was no plot and Cleo (the main character) was a Mary Sue with no personality. She was insufferable, yet everyone liked her somehow. To be honest most of the characters were awful and insufferable. The only positive ones were Eleanor and Santiago, which were the better characterised ones and not a caricature. The thing I despised the most about this book was the vulgarity of the language used. At some point I thought I was reading a fanfiction written by a nymphomaniac because there was a constant mention of sex. I don't think you need to be so vulgar and explicit. Also, I felt there was almost a glorification of alcohol consumption and substance abuse.
It was such an unpleasant read.

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