Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

112 reviews

rachaelmaris's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 33%

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The first chapters were exciting but then the characters calcified and felt wholly unoriginal.

Cleo's stepmother is basically a less brilliant version of Olivia Coleman's character in Fleabag, it's racist and lazy to have a character who is stunningly beautiful because she is mixed race; a man who drinks too much and does irrational things is too boring for being a titular character.

Also, based on how consistently and unilluminating Cleo's average "beautiful and lucky but aimless and unmoored" pain was, the exploration of Quinten's gender also somehow felt like it was going to be about torturing the character rather than actually helping to put words to a difficult experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Transphobia, Death of parent

lischenrotschopf's review against another edition

5.0

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, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Transphobia

laurenwh21's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny sad

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fatphobia, Suicide, Transphobia

sib_reads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

rosemaryreader's review against another edition

1.0

Loveable characters: No

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Even 1 1/2 years later I still hate this fucking book, lmao.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

toriauricht's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia

christine_beatrice's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia

lilysaddler's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective 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, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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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An compelling story of fast and passionate love between two people who are so different yet so similar in so many ways.
  
Cleo meets Frank New Year's eve, by June they are married for the wrong and right reasons. This is their story, and the story of the people that are affected by their actions.
  
I fell in love with this book in the first chapter. The characters are real and raw with flaws, fights, and situations that just seem normal.
  
Cleopatra and Frankenstein explores the complexity of being a person with flaws, being in love, lust & marriage when your life before 'This Person' is messy at best.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief

Minor: Abandonment

readingtotravel's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 49%

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This was insanely hard to get through. The book itself and its characters are loathsome and shallow. The book attempts to be clever and witty and woke but inevitably falls flat. The characters are meant to be enviable but are just cringeworthy stereotypes. And I just say it's a pass. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia