Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill

24 reviews

heather_harrison's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

✔️ Frankenstein retelling but make it Frankenstein’s great niece, and her paleontologist husband. 
✔️ Gorgeous gothic vibe 
✔️ Even more feminist than Shelley with a spotlight on misogyny 
✔️ Queer slow burn romance 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

mehooleygan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Sexual harassment

raichoreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I was quite taken by this book from the jump. I really love Mary and the nuance this story offered around being a woman in science was really satisfying. I also appreciated the interrogation of what resurrection science could mean for the world. Mary’s grappling with alienation as both related to gender and not was really engaging. Also always a sucker for a good queer storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Colonisation

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

nia82's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Sexual harassment

inkwellimps's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is the book that convinced me to give modern fiction a try again. I thoroughly enjoyed this elaboration on Frankenstein--I was extremely invested in the characters Mary and Maisie, as well as the Victorian worldbuilding. I could feel Mary's passion for science as if it was my own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

Minor: Religious bigotry

The child death is in two characters' backstory and not explicitly shown.

elys3's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

emsies's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Frankenstein meets Jurassic Park, but make it gay(er).

It's totally the Loch Ness monster.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, and Sexual harassment

aclinton13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual harassment

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment