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Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
5.0
adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
If you’ve read sally rooneys books and A little life by Hanya Yanigahara, and enjoyed them - this book is perfect for you. It blends the best parts of their writing style into the most beautiful amalgamation of writing. 
The book transported me into feeling the emotions of the book. When someone was going through a break up, I felt like I was having one too. 
I love the complexity of every character, but even more I love the complexity of how these characters interact with each other. 
By far my favourite character is Santiago. As far as I’m concerned, he doesn’t do anything wrong. 
Chapter 13 felt like that huge argument in the movie Marriage Story. They both had an argument and said some appalling things about each other- and then immediately apologised.

I loved the last chapter as I didn’t realise that this would be the ending. The last paragraph was one of the best closing paragraphs I have ever read, with everything being said linking back to ideas and themes that were throughout the book
the mother, how both of them have mommy issues; the bottle, how Frank struggles w alcohol issues (and all of Cleo’s friends did); the motorbike for Rome; and the starlings for them being support systems to each other and carrying on their own journeys


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