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jessicapc 's review for:
Frankissstein
by Jeanette Winterson
[Book TW : sexual assault.]
This was... Underwhelming, to say the least.
I started highly enthusiastic, hoping for a transcendent read : a trans protagonist, a queer, modern reinventing of Frankenstein... My love of gothic literature and all things queer was finally gonna be fulfilled !
And it did start wonderfully : the parts about Mary Shelley, especially the earlier ones, are very well written and work really well.
As for the rest, though... it was awkward, not that revolutionary, flimsy at best. I am not sure what the author was trying to accomplish, but it did not work. I was annoyed every time I was pulled out of the Mary Shelley story, which is not a good sign. There was little to none character development or actual plot, their interactions felt forced at times, and their dialogues were extremely dull.
Overall, an average of 3 stars for the Mary Shelley parts, and 1 star for the contemporary parts.
This was... Underwhelming, to say the least.
I started highly enthusiastic, hoping for a transcendent read : a trans protagonist, a queer, modern reinventing of Frankenstein... My love of gothic literature and all things queer was finally gonna be fulfilled !
And it did start wonderfully : the parts about Mary Shelley, especially the earlier ones, are very well written and work really well.
As for the rest, though... it was awkward, not that revolutionary, flimsy at best. I am not sure what the author was trying to accomplish, but it did not work. I was annoyed every time I was pulled out of the Mary Shelley story, which is not a good sign. There was little to none character development or actual plot, their interactions felt forced at times, and their dialogues were extremely dull.
Overall, an average of 3 stars for the Mary Shelley parts, and 1 star for the contemporary parts.