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A review by dreadpiraterudis
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I didn’t like the start of the book; it felt self indulgent and a little too heavy handed in the romanticizing of the starving artist in New York trope. As they introduced more narrators, I really started to get into the story. It was great to hear characters like Eleanor and Zoe have a bit more of the main stage, but there were so many threads just abandoned when they could have been so interesting.
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Animal death, and Death of parent