Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Cléopâtre et Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

59 reviews

pettyreader's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Dementia

sapphicmacbeth's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Sexual content, Addiction, and Alcoholism

jazzy_g's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed the writing. The plot development was not so much the focus here but the characters were. Although they weren't particularly likeable, the diverse range of characters felt familiar and many of their experiences relatable, their lives interestingly intertwined in a transient, multicultural, complex and busy city.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Mental illness, Death of parent, Dementia, and Alcoholism

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Self harm

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Death of parent

fernhughes's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A gripping and gorgeous read, Coco Mellors’ writing style is beautifully descriptive. As others have said, Frank and Cleo’s actions are irritating and I sometimes found myself gobsmacked — but I believe this is the point of this book. My only complaint is that the wild, substance abusing NYC lifestyle felt unrealistic and fantastical which slightly took away from the otherwise relatable characters.

As I got towards the end I wasn’t sure whether there would be a second ‘plot’ - ultimately, I was glad there wasn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Dementia, and Suicidal thoughts

maria_k2000's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Dementia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Mental illness

victoriakvitnes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Self harm, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Drug abuse, and Grief

dreadpiraterudis's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I didn’t like the start of the book; it felt self indulgent and a little too heavy handed in the romanticizing of the starving artist in New York trope. As they introduced more narrators, I really started to get into the story. It was great to hear characters like Eleanor and Zoe have a bit more of the main stage, but there were so many threads just abandoned when they could have been so interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Animal death, and Death of parent

merrynthomas's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Drug use

Minor: Dementia and Death of parent

lidia7's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

took me a while to get into it (about 20%) and i thought i was going to dnf but then i ended up reading 80% or more of the book in one night.
love the writing style
a lot of TWs, sorry if i forgot some

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Classism, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Cursing, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexism, Vomit, and Suicide