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emcoff 's review for:
Our Hideous Progeny
by C.E. McGill
This was a very cool premise, but the execution fell short for me. The writing was beautiful, the audio book narrator was incredible, but it didn’t get interesting until the 70% mark.
My biggest issue with this book, and many other modern fictions set in the Victorian era, is the homophobia, sexism, and racism. The historically accurate argument is bullshit, especially when applied to fiction. As this was Frankenstein fanfiction, there was no need for the women in the book to be treated as horrendously as they were.
This also should have been wayyyyyyyyy gayer. There is queer subtext, but no outright queerness. Grow up and let Mary be a lesbian. I have such a disdain for books that are marketed as queer and then have only a hint of gayness.
My biggest issue with this book, and many other modern fictions set in the Victorian era, is the homophobia, sexism, and racism. The historically accurate argument is bullshit, especially when applied to fiction. As this was Frankenstein fanfiction, there was no need for the women in the book to be treated as horrendously as they were.
This also should have been wayyyyyyyyy gayer. There is queer subtext, but no outright queerness. Grow up and let Mary be a lesbian. I have such a disdain for books that are marketed as queer and then have only a hint of gayness.