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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
Our Hideous Progeny speaks to every ounce of anger and spite that keeps us going in a male-centric society and says "I hear you." I feel recognized by Mary's rage and how unacceptable people have told her it is, and the fact that it still burns inside her anyway.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
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
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Death of parent
I was extremely lucky to receive an ARC of Our Hideous Progeny and I was very impressed!
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD
Our Hideous Progeny has elements of the classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein being one of my favourite classics, I was ecstatic when I received the ARC of Our Hideous Progeny.
The author has set her story further forward into the future than the traditional novel but has ensured she left it far enough behind to still enhance on those gothic and scientific themes of the 19th century. Our main character Mary, is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. During a spiralling moment of poverty in her life, she stumbles upon some papers that indicate the depth of her great-uncles experiments. Determined that this is the key to guaranteeing scientific success for herself and her husband, Mary throws herself into the experiments.
This book is genuinely one that will resonate with anyone who loves Frankenstein. It maintains the same gothic vibes and quest for scientific discovery whilst also being more digestible for the reader. There is a depth to our main character and her journey with motherhood that is reminiscent of Mary Shelley’s experience at the time of writing Frankenstein. All of these elements make Our Hideous Progeny a really great read. I feel like this book could become extremely popular study material for students and actually be a slightly more modern twist on a classic.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD
Our Hideous Progeny has elements of the classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein being one of my favourite classics, I was ecstatic when I received the ARC of Our Hideous Progeny.
The author has set her story further forward into the future than the traditional novel but has ensured she left it far enough behind to still enhance on those gothic and scientific themes of the 19th century. Our main character Mary, is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. During a spiralling moment of poverty in her life, she stumbles upon some papers that indicate the depth of her great-uncles experiments. Determined that this is the key to guaranteeing scientific success for herself and her husband, Mary throws herself into the experiments.
This book is genuinely one that will resonate with anyone who loves Frankenstein. It maintains the same gothic vibes and quest for scientific discovery whilst also being more digestible for the reader. There is a depth to our main character and her journey with motherhood that is reminiscent of Mary Shelley’s experience at the time of writing Frankenstein. All of these elements make Our Hideous Progeny a really great read. I feel like this book could become extremely popular study material for students and actually be a slightly more modern twist on a classic.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Damn, when I googled what a plesiosaur is I thought for sure that Mary’s Creature would become the Loch Ness Monster! That would have been a fun twist!
dark
mysterious
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
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fantastic writing and a great story but a little slow
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy