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Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

52 reviews

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was like reliving my 20s in a way. I felt so ambivalent about every character the same way I felt about my own close friends during that time. That impressed me but what really astounded me was how realistic the conversations and especially the arguments were. How the disagreement comes in waves. How a lull would, in most books, be the moment when the characters turn it around and make amends, but in real life, and in this book, instead turn into a hint at something unresolved that simply sends tensions soaring again. Superbly well written! 

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Loveable characters: Complicated
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If the song ā€œI’m wearing his boxers/I cry in his bathroom, he turns off the big lightā€ song ā€œComplexā€ by Katie Gregson-MacLeod from tiktok was a book, this would be it. Or ā€œYou’re On Your Own, Kidā€ by Taylor Swift from Midnights. Or ā€œMoon Songā€ by Phoebe Bridgers. Take your pick. If any of those songs break you, this book will finish the job šŸ˜­ā¤ļøā€šŸ©¹

Cleopatra and Frankenstein is a literary fiction masterpiece and in-depth character study. It’s the type of book that readers need to put some work into — you learn about the characters passively, by connecting the dots between their dialogue and their actions/behaviors. It’s a book worth annotating because so much is said between the lines. 

Throughout the book you go from loving Cleo and Frank to hating them both, individually and as a couple. They’re messy, flawed, toxic people who bring out the worst in each other, and yet: ā€œwhen the darkest part of you meets the darkest part of me, it creates light.ā€ 

It’s as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. It’s raw, it’s messy, it’s human. 5/5 starsā­ļøā­ļøā­ļøā­ļøā­ļø

Definitely adult content w/ triggering subjects. Check for content warnings ā¤ļøā€šŸ©¹

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interesting but not worth the countless mental health triggers!

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I was worried at first that I wasn't going to like this as much as I expected but as I kept reading it really grew on me. I didn't like all the characters but was able to root for them because they felt so human

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