Our Hideous Progeny: A feminist retelling. A thrilling gothic adventure. Lose yourself in the darkly brilliant read of the year
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Was wäre, wenn eine Nachfahrin Frankensteins versucht, seine Experimente zu wiederholen und dabei mit ihrer Identität, Trauer, ihrem Platz in der Welt und dem Sexismus des Großbrittaniens der 1850er kämpfen muss?
Ein wunderbares Buch, das zum philosophieren und lamentieren anregt. Die Themen Verlust, Trauer, Stolz, Selbstbestimmung und Schuld werden hier fein seziert und wie eine Frankensteins Monster wieder zusammengesetzt. Tiefgründig und manchmal wahrlich schaurig wird die Geschichte von Mary Elizabeth Frankenstein und ihren Experimenten erzählt - eine Frau, die stolz und gefährlich in ihrem Ehrgeiz ist, und dennoch in den traurigen Erlebnissen ihrer Vergangenheit zu versinken scheint. Das Frauenbild der Miss Frankenstein ist eins, das Multiplikatäten enthält und diese fein zusammenführt, düstere Themen werden hier genau so angesprochen, wie die Freuden weiblicher Freundschaften. Identität und die Findung dieser spielen hier eine große Rolle - eine Frau ist nur so viel wert wie der Mann, den sie heiratet? Oder nur so viel, wie ihr Vater ihr hinterlassen kann? Die gotische Atmosphäre ist hier nur Hintergrund für Fragen und Themen, die bis heute unglaublich wichtig sind. Ob dieses Buch nun overt queere Themen behandelt oder nicht, sei den Lesenden überlassen, für meinen Teil fand ich die Andeutungen des Queerseins sehr interessant und abwechslungsreich. Insgesamt würde ich dem Buch 4.5 Sterne geben, da es ein paar Handlungsstränge gibt, die ich gerne aufgelöst gesehen hätte. Um aus den Author‘s Notes zu zitieren: „It was from this that Mary Elizabeth Frankenstein was born. So if you like her, if she strikes a chord, this one goes out to you: the angry women, the threatening women, the solitary and the abhorred; women with cold hearts and sharp tongues, who play with fire and fall in love with monsters; women who love women, women who didn’t know they were women at first but know better now, those who thought they were women at first but know better now. We shall be monsters, you and I.“
“This one goes out to you: the angry women, the threatening women, the solitary and abhorred. Women with cold hearts and sharp tongues who play with fire and fall in love with monsters. Women who love women, women who didn’t know they were women at first but know better now, those who thought they were women at first but know better now: we shall be monsters, you and I.” Never would I have thought that a book about Frankenstein’s niece and dinosaur fossils would be my cup of tea, but my god, did this win me over!!!! So in love with all the characters and everything about this book
I support women‘s wrongs
Our Hideous Progeny could‘ve been the easiest 5 stars for me, if it was just for the sapphic longing and yearning between Mary and Maisie. This was a Victorian Jurrassic Park + Frankenstein novel with a beautiful writing style and endearing characters (talking about dear Maisie specifically). There‘s something about victorian paleontologists/archeologists/scientists that was right up my alley, though I ended up not caring much about the actual science part of the story and more for ✨the vibes✨. I kept reading and waiting for more of the very few moments between Mary and Maisie. Unfortunately it was many more scenes with Henry, with whom I grew more annoyed with every page. + Chronic Illness Rep 👏 + Cute lil dino monster 🦕 + Well portrayed grief after loss ____ SPOILERS AHEAD ____ - Clark starting to work with them seemed a bit too convenient to further the plot. There would‘ve been a million other ways rather than just either marrying Maisie off or offering him to work together. I mean come on what did they expect to happen? It was very predictable how this would end - I would’ve wished soooo much for a sort of love confession or a kiss or whatnot at the end. I was somewhat disappointed that I didn’t get that after all the maybes and hopefullys between them. But then again the ending was realistic looking at the historical context and how lesbianism basically didn’t officially exist. I‘m glad they got the happy ending they deserved and a loving companionship, though I wouldn‘t mind reading a book just about their romance.
Although there could have been more suspense given the main character is a Frankenstein, I loved the vibe and I adored Marry. Good read.
"Frankenstein" meets "Ammonite"!I loved every page of this book. It truly is a little masterpiece! It's so full of feminism and science and history and love and betrayal. Oh and Mary and Masie, they are my favorites! I wish I had annotated it but guess I'll have to read it a second time now!
Beschreibung
Beiträge
Was wäre, wenn eine Nachfahrin Frankensteins versucht, seine Experimente zu wiederholen und dabei mit ihrer Identität, Trauer, ihrem Platz in der Welt und dem Sexismus des Großbrittaniens der 1850er kämpfen muss?
Ein wunderbares Buch, das zum philosophieren und lamentieren anregt. Die Themen Verlust, Trauer, Stolz, Selbstbestimmung und Schuld werden hier fein seziert und wie eine Frankensteins Monster wieder zusammengesetzt. Tiefgründig und manchmal wahrlich schaurig wird die Geschichte von Mary Elizabeth Frankenstein und ihren Experimenten erzählt - eine Frau, die stolz und gefährlich in ihrem Ehrgeiz ist, und dennoch in den traurigen Erlebnissen ihrer Vergangenheit zu versinken scheint. Das Frauenbild der Miss Frankenstein ist eins, das Multiplikatäten enthält und diese fein zusammenführt, düstere Themen werden hier genau so angesprochen, wie die Freuden weiblicher Freundschaften. Identität und die Findung dieser spielen hier eine große Rolle - eine Frau ist nur so viel wert wie der Mann, den sie heiratet? Oder nur so viel, wie ihr Vater ihr hinterlassen kann? Die gotische Atmosphäre ist hier nur Hintergrund für Fragen und Themen, die bis heute unglaublich wichtig sind. Ob dieses Buch nun overt queere Themen behandelt oder nicht, sei den Lesenden überlassen, für meinen Teil fand ich die Andeutungen des Queerseins sehr interessant und abwechslungsreich. Insgesamt würde ich dem Buch 4.5 Sterne geben, da es ein paar Handlungsstränge gibt, die ich gerne aufgelöst gesehen hätte. Um aus den Author‘s Notes zu zitieren: „It was from this that Mary Elizabeth Frankenstein was born. So if you like her, if she strikes a chord, this one goes out to you: the angry women, the threatening women, the solitary and the abhorred; women with cold hearts and sharp tongues, who play with fire and fall in love with monsters; women who love women, women who didn’t know they were women at first but know better now, those who thought they were women at first but know better now. We shall be monsters, you and I.“
“This one goes out to you: the angry women, the threatening women, the solitary and abhorred. Women with cold hearts and sharp tongues who play with fire and fall in love with monsters. Women who love women, women who didn’t know they were women at first but know better now, those who thought they were women at first but know better now: we shall be monsters, you and I.” Never would I have thought that a book about Frankenstein’s niece and dinosaur fossils would be my cup of tea, but my god, did this win me over!!!! So in love with all the characters and everything about this book
I support women‘s wrongs
Our Hideous Progeny could‘ve been the easiest 5 stars for me, if it was just for the sapphic longing and yearning between Mary and Maisie. This was a Victorian Jurrassic Park + Frankenstein novel with a beautiful writing style and endearing characters (talking about dear Maisie specifically). There‘s something about victorian paleontologists/archeologists/scientists that was right up my alley, though I ended up not caring much about the actual science part of the story and more for ✨the vibes✨. I kept reading and waiting for more of the very few moments between Mary and Maisie. Unfortunately it was many more scenes with Henry, with whom I grew more annoyed with every page. + Chronic Illness Rep 👏 + Cute lil dino monster 🦕 + Well portrayed grief after loss ____ SPOILERS AHEAD ____ - Clark starting to work with them seemed a bit too convenient to further the plot. There would‘ve been a million other ways rather than just either marrying Maisie off or offering him to work together. I mean come on what did they expect to happen? It was very predictable how this would end - I would’ve wished soooo much for a sort of love confession or a kiss or whatnot at the end. I was somewhat disappointed that I didn’t get that after all the maybes and hopefullys between them. But then again the ending was realistic looking at the historical context and how lesbianism basically didn’t officially exist. I‘m glad they got the happy ending they deserved and a loving companionship, though I wouldn‘t mind reading a book just about their romance.
Although there could have been more suspense given the main character is a Frankenstein, I loved the vibe and I adored Marry. Good read.
"Frankenstein" meets "Ammonite"!I loved every page of this book. It truly is a little masterpiece! It's so full of feminism and science and history and love and betrayal. Oh and Mary and Masie, they are my favorites! I wish I had annotated it but guess I'll have to read it a second time now!