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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
A lovely book! Carefully researched, and the narration is beautifully wrought. I love how it builds on the themes of the original Frankenstein: being outcasted and monstrous, the delights and beauties of science, as well as its horrors, colonialism and racism, the rights of women and the subjugation they're subjected to in society.
While tense and dark, it's also a tale of hope, that makes space for the complicated sentiments of ambition, rage, and love in its main characters. Do check the content warnings.
While tense and dark, it's also a tale of hope, that makes space for the complicated sentiments of ambition, rage, and love in its main characters. Do check the content warnings.
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation
Minor: Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, War
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
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
I loved Mary so much!
dark
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief
Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder
Minor: Drug use, Gaslighting
adventurous
inspiring
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
Absolutely phenomenal! I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did but I am smitten! As someone who has always loved monsters and found beauty in the horrible things of the world I relate to Mary quite a bit. Always wondering what was wrong with me, and finding the answer to be what does it matter? I loved this message, that yes you can be horrible. you can be prideful and have a temper. you can be ugly, uncanny, strange, and all the other ways of being "unnatural" and not ignoring it or claiming you're not but owning it and deciding that you still deserve your happiness. why should being ugly make you unworthy of being loved? when is a monster no longer a monster? when you love it. that doesn't actually stop it from being a monster to anyone but you but what does anyone else matter? as for the story itself, I thought it was incredibly well done. good pacing, complex characters, unbelievably realistic setting. it ebbed and flowed naturally and was unexpected enough that I didn't immediately guess what would happen but was still satisfying. I definitely recommend this read!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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