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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book should have been amazing. But it wasn't amazing to me. It was painfully boring and full of so much science jargon that I felt like I was back in high school chemistry.
Spoiler
Frankenstein, but with dinosaurs?!?!
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A boring tale in which two mid scientists and a psychopath commit animal cruelty all for fame and greed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death
lots of great stuff in here! I love that Mary never backed down from being angry at the way she was treated. I think all too often, as women, we're expected to eventually get over it after being upset for a while. that there's a certain amount of resistance and anger that men will put up with "as a treat" for us and then we're expected to shut up again. Mary never did that and I love that about her.
I will say this moved a little slow which is usually fine for me I'm down for a slow paced book but it did drag a bit at times. I also could have done with a little more exploration of the ethics of this creation while they were making it, not just after it came to life. I think that would have been an interesting juxtaposition with the original story, to have Mary consider the ethical questions that Victor only faced after he'd already created the creature.
other than that very good!! looooove a Victorian era sapphic relationship
I will say this moved a little slow which is usually fine for me I'm down for a slow paced book but it did drag a bit at times. I also could have done with a little more exploration of the ethics of this creation while they were making it, not just after it came to life. I think that would have been an interesting juxtaposition with the original story, to have Mary consider the ethical questions that Victor only faced after he'd already created the creature.
other than that very good!! looooove a Victorian era sapphic relationship
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed this ode/ mash-up to Frankenstein and prehistoric creatures immensely. The writing was engaging, the characters interesting, the resolution compelling. If you love the idea of a Frankenstein-esq story from the female perspective, narratives including the female fight to be allowed in scientific studies and women that can’t help but have their abrasive side shine (hey, that’s me!) this is the story for you.
This dragged up plenty of my own social insecurities. Mary, we are kin.
This dragged up plenty of my own social insecurities. Mary, we are kin.