A review by therainbowshelf
Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
๐ญ My thoughts ๐ญ: This wasn't the right book for me, but it is a good book. I didn't enjoy the ongoing existential conversations about what life was, and whether life was still life if you were in a new body. I also didn't appreciate the sex robot guy (but I think that's what the author was going for). I really liked the dual timeline looking back at Marry Shelley as she conceptualizes Frankenstein, though!ย
๐ The gist ๐: Along a dual-timeline, Mary Shelley dreams up a monster novel in the 1810s, and a man two hundred years later ponders over what constitutes life and death. ย
๐Representation๐: Ftm mc, mlm mc, cherecter with a more flexible sexuality
๐ For readers looking for ๐: the existential questions of what constitutes life dredged up by Frankenstein, books about books (kind of), and characters becoming real
๐ The gist ๐: Along a dual-timeline, Mary Shelley dreams up a monster novel in the 1810s, and a man two hundred years later ponders over what constitutes life and death. ย
๐Representation๐: Ftm mc, mlm mc, cherecter with a more flexible sexuality
๐ For readers looking for ๐: the existential questions of what constitutes life dredged up by Frankenstein, books about books (kind of), and characters becoming real
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Cursing, Medical content, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia