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bellsdixon's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Biphobia, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Minor: Vomit
kteq's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
This started to hit different about halfway through, and I became more invested as a listener. I’m walking away with a sense that this was a tragedy, primarily, with speculative historical fiction as a secondary element.
There is Eurocentric 1800s-typical convention and language surrounding gender, marriage, disability, etc., with one timeline highlighting how the Romanticism of Shelley’s contemporaries was unable to subvert any of that in a meaningful way. No mention or exploration of race or class; the translator makes an afterward about the biographical and geographical research that went into the original novel and its translation.
There is Eurocentric 1800s-typical convention and language surrounding gender, marriage, disability, etc., with one timeline highlighting how the Romanticism of Shelley’s contemporaries was unable to subvert any of that in a meaningful way. No mention or exploration of race or class; the translator makes an afterward about the biographical and geographical research that went into the original novel and its translation.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death