Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

4 reviews

riledupryepie's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Missing the final 0.5 only because it simply cannot do everything - Winterson really tries though! This book is the definition of layered, and any Mary Shelley fan will enjoy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Body horror, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

boyinajar's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

echoing some previeious concerns, it did feel a little off color to a transmasc reader  of theis novel but the surrealist experience of finishing the book was evocative enough that I give it some points

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Transphobia

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

marissab's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

Minor: Deadnaming, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

mryshells's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Huge TW for transphobia towards characters in the book but also in the clearly problematic views the author must hold that come through in the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol