A review by kathshiroma
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Body shaming, Addiction, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual violence
Minor: Sexual assault and Fatphobia
Lovely writing and beautifully nuanced characters. But it is so obvious when going into POCs’ POVs that the author is white. The conversation between POC characters, specifically the one between a Japanese man and a Black woman, are especially uncomfortable to read. There is also a chapter that focuses on a character’s weight loss journey, with many comments and themes that can be harmful. An overall gorgeous book, but another example of it being better for authors to either be more careful or to simply write what they know.