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A review by balfies
Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This was weird. Like, properly twisted. Winterson is one of my favourite writers, so I always trust where she takes me. This was....
A modern retelling of Frankenstein wearing a coat made of transhuman, transgender, AI, sexbot feminist body horror sci-fi interleafed with Mary Shelley's own experiences of writing Frankenstein.
If you want a glimmer of queer macabre literary satire on what it means to be human and have a body, give it a go.
Personally, it's not my fave from old Jeanie baby, reminds me a bit of Ian McEwan's slightly trite retelling of Hamlet from the perspective of a foetus, though admittedly there is more craft in Frankissstein than there was in Nutshell.
A modern retelling of Frankenstein wearing a coat made of transhuman, transgender, AI, sexbot feminist body horror sci-fi interleafed with Mary Shelley's own experiences of writing Frankenstein.
If you want a glimmer of queer macabre literary satire on what it means to be human and have a body, give it a go.
Personally, it's not my fave from old Jeanie baby, reminds me a bit of Ian McEwan's slightly trite retelling of Hamlet from the perspective of a foetus, though admittedly there is more craft in Frankissstein than there was in Nutshell.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Body horror, Medical content, and Transphobia