Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

18 reviews

niclbarton's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

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

cleot's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, and Suicide

the transphobia by a sex partner was particularly upsetting to me as a trans person, as was the graphic on-page sexual assault of trans man resulting from bathroom harassment

aspellane94's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

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

mythian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Sexual assault

balfies's review against another edition

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma

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

cosypuck's review against another edition

2.0

I don't think I really understood this book. I also agree with another reviewer who pointed out that the trans character is treated poorly, especially with regard to repeated misgendering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, and Sexual assault

francesturpin's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Transphobia