notesofacrocodile 's review for:

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

3.5

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this book got better for me in the second half. sally rooney is one of my favourite writers and the comparisons that were drawn between her and the writing of coco mellors was what bought me here in the first place, and now that i have finished this book, i just have to say that i personally don't entirely agree with this comparison. however, coco mellors herself is in no way a bad writer and there were some observations and lines that i found artful and enjoyable. some perspectives bought out the colour of the story, while others gradually became stale and irrelevant. all in all, i would put this author up as one to watch and will be checking out her other works in the future.