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   | genres    = Historical Fiction, Horror, Queer Fiction, Retelling of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Science Fiction  
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==Summary==
 
In Brexit Britain, a young transgender doctor called Ry is falling in love – against their better judgement – with Victor Stein, a celebrated professor leading the public debate around AI.
 
  
Meanwhile, Ron Lord, just divorced and living with Mum again, is set to make his fortune launching a new generation of sex dolls for lonely men everywhere.
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''Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson'' is a queer science fiction retelling of [[Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley|''Frankenstein'']], originally published on May 28, 2019.
 
 
Across the Atlantic, in Phoenix, Arizona, a cryogenics facility houses dozens of bodies of men and women who are medically and legally dead… but waiting to return to life.
 
 
 
But the scene is set in 1816, when nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley writes a story about creating a non-biological life-form. ''‘Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.'''
 
 
 
What will happen when homo sapiens is no longer the smartest being on the planet? Jeanette Winterson shows us how much closer we are to that future than we realize. Funny and furious, bold and clear-sighted, ''Frankissstein'' is a love story about life itself.
 
  
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
*Abusive Relationship
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* Abusive relationship
*Body Horror
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* Body horror
*Child Death
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* Child death
*Depression
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* Depression
*Eugenics
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* Eugenics
*Experimentation on Live/Dead Victims
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* Experimentation on live/dead victims
*Manipulation
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* Manipulation
*Transphobia
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* Transphobia
*Sexual Assault (against trans mc)
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* Sexual assault (against trans mc)
*Sexually Explicit Scenes (involving FTM trans mc)
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* Sexually explicit scenes (involving FTM trans mc)
*Slavery (Sex Dolls/Androids)
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* Slavery (sex dolls/androids)
*Suicidality
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* Suicidal ideation
  
 
==Representation==
 
==Representation==
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
  
*M/M romance (main characters in present narrative)
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* M/M romance (main characters in present narrative)
*F/M romance (main characters in past narrative)
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* F/M romance (main characters in past narrative)
*Trans FTM main character
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* Transgender FTM main character
  
 
''Note about the author:'' Jeanette herself is queer in some way but doesn't go into deep details, only remarking that she's fell in love with another girl when she was younger.
 
''Note about the author:'' Jeanette herself is queer in some way but doesn't go into deep details, only remarking that she's fell in love with another girl when she was younger.
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 11 January 2024

Frankissstein: A Love Story
Cover of Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
Author(s) Jeanette Winterson
Published May 28, 2019
Genre(s) Historical Science Fiction
Age group Adult


Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson is a queer science fiction retelling of Frankenstein, originally published on May 28, 2019.

Trigger Warnings

  • Abusive relationship
  • Body horror
  • Child death
  • Depression
  • Eugenics
  • Experimentation on live/dead victims
  • Manipulation
  • Transphobia
  • Sexual assault (against trans mc)
  • Sexually explicit scenes (involving FTM trans mc)
  • Slavery (sex dolls/androids)
  • Suicidal ideation

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • M/M romance (main characters in present narrative)
  • F/M romance (main characters in past narrative)
  • Transgender FTM main character

Note about the author: Jeanette herself is queer in some way but doesn't go into deep details, only remarking that she's fell in love with another girl when she was younger.

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