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Frankissstein

Name: Frankissstein
Author: Jeanette Winterson
ISBN: 9780802149398

Jeanette WintersonAuthor

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- Winterson is a New York Times-bestselling author whose books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the US and abroad. Frankissstein, her most ambitious work yet, is a radical love story for the current moment that explores issues of trans rights, sex and gender, and artificial intelligence

- Winterson's 2012 bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? was a New York Times Editors' Choice and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. It was a best book of the year in the New York Times Book Review, O Magazine, Vogue, San Francisco Chronicle, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Guardian, and the Telegraph

- Winterson has won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Fiction, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and the E.M. Forster Award, among others

- Frankenstein and its creator have remained an enduring influence in literature and popular culture for two hundred years, capturing readers' imaginations and influencing contemporary writers from Rebecca Solnit to Ahmed Saadawi

- The novel follows a fascinating cast of characters, including early transhumanist Mary Shelley from the time she first conceives of Frankenstein on Lake Geneva in 1816. The other thread follows present day "mad scientist" and sex tech pioneer Victor Stein and his trans lover Ry Shelley. The major themes of alienation, love, science, and humanity explored in Shelley's masterpiece are further investigated by Winterson in this novel

- We expect major reviews and attention for this book, in addition to a ten-city tour

- In its astute look at transhumanist ideas, Frankissstein stands alongside titles like Made for Love by Alissa Nutting, To Be a Machine by Mark O'Connell, and A Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway

- As with Winterson's previous books The Passion and Oranges, Frankissstein is an excellent candidate for course adoption in schools, particularly for its fresh exploration of Frankenstein's themes

- Her most recent book, Christmas Days, was a New York Times Editors' Choice, a Los Angeles Times Holiday Book selection, and a USA Today New and Noteworthy pick

- Winterson is a longtime cultural icon and vocal advocate for LGBTQA rights whose work is widely celebrated for bringing queer themes into the mainstream. She is a two-time Lambda Literary Award winner and winner of the Stonewall Book Award for her depictions of queer experience

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PublisherGrove Atlantic

Publication Date09/22/20

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tanja_wue
205 Followers
tanja_wue
205 Followers
3.5
Eine Liebesgeschichte die ich nicht ganz greifen konnte, weil wir teilweise so wirr hin und Her gesprungen sind. Mittelteil war super!
Die Autorin wollte hier alles und zwar alles mit einander verbinden. Die Geschichte über Frankenstein, wie man den Tod besiegt und die Zukunft mit Roboter und KI. Fand es wirklich schwierig reinzukommen. Der Mittelteil wo sich Ry und Viktor begegnen konnte mich zwischendurch so mitnehmen, aber auf keiner romantischen Art, sondern eher. Was lese ich da gerade und ich will mehr davon. Das war so gut, nur fehlte mir ein Ende wo ich mehr verstanden hätte wie das. Es wird auch viel über die eigene Identität thematisiert und es ist ein Buch zum nachdenken. Obwohl ich manches nicht verstanden habe. Die Dialoge waren nicht mit Gänsefüßchen bzw Anführungszeichen versehen, was mich tierisch gestört hat. Wenn jemand das Buch auch gelesen hat, bitte mal melden. Ich würde mich so gerne darüber unterhalten. Danke!
Oct 27, 2024
3.5
Eine Liebesgeschichte die ich nicht ganz greifen konnte, weil wir teilweise so wirr hin und Her gesprungen sind. Mittelteil war super!
Die Autorin wollte hier alles und zwar alles mit einander verbinden. Die Geschichte über Frankenstein, wie man den Tod besiegt und die Zukunft mit Roboter und KI. Fand es wirklich schwierig reinzukommen. Der Mittelteil wo sich Ry und Viktor begegnen konnte mich zwischendurch so mitnehmen, aber auf keiner romantischen Art, sondern eher. Was lese ich da gerade und ich will mehr davon. Das war so gut, nur fehlte mir ein Ende wo ich mehr verstanden hätte wie das. Es wird auch viel über die eigene Identität thematisiert und es ist ein Buch zum nachdenken. Obwohl ich manches nicht verstanden habe. Die Dialoge waren nicht mit Gänsefüßchen bzw Anführungszeichen versehen, was mich tierisch gestört hat. Wenn jemand das Buch auch gelesen hat, bitte mal melden. Ich würde mich so gerne darüber unterhalten. Danke!
Oct 27, 2024
mosii
24 Followers
mosii
24 Followers
4.0
Frankensteins neue Verkörperung in einer Welt mit Sexbots für Männer. Dort sind Körper quasi nutzlos, denn in einer Welt mit AI braucht es keine Biologie mehr.
Lieblingszitate aus dem Buch: If God hadn't wanted us to tamper with things, She wouldn't have given us brains (S.240). I discover that grief means living with someone who is no longer there (S.343). He says, And yet I do love you! It won't last but it is now. Yes, it is real. Yes, it is now (S.158).
Jan 28, 2025
4.0
Frankensteins neue Verkörperung in einer Welt mit Sexbots für Männer. Dort sind Körper quasi nutzlos, denn in einer Welt mit AI braucht es keine Biologie mehr.
Lieblingszitate aus dem Buch: If God hadn't wanted us to tamper with things, She wouldn't have given us brains (S.240). I discover that grief means living with someone who is no longer there (S.343). He says, And yet I do love you! It won't last but it is now. Yes, it is real. Yes, it is now (S.158).
Jan 28, 2025
spinebreakerchronicles
15 Followers
spinebreakerchronicles
15 Followers
4.5
So much fun, but still very thought-provoking! Would recommend to Frankenstein Fans, readers of feminist/queer classic retellings, lovers of spekulative fiction, or people interested in the philosophical and ethical questions of life and death, immortality, resurrection and AI/robotics.
! Spoiler warning for themes and narrative structure. No plot spoilers ! This book was so much fun! A lecturer of mine recommended it to me for my MA thesis, so I bought and read it immediately. It’s a queer Frankenstein retelling, taking place in Great Britain during Brexit and in the 19th century europe, where Mary Shelley herself is the protagonist. The time-lines and narratives take turns, are intertwined, discussing similar themes and problems but in terms of the corresponding era: 19th century, through the eyes of Mary Shelley, the Author of Frankenstein, during her creative process of writing this novel but also all the deaths and tragedies that haunt her throughout her life, and futuristic 21st century Britain/USA, where Robots and AI gain more and more importance, even the possibilities of resurrectionand immortality are discussed). The novel deals with questions of death and (im)mortality, the significance of the body versus the soul, identity, sexuality, feminism, and much more — all intertwined with the moral implications of robotics and AI.
Apr 14, 2025
4.5
So much fun, but still very thought-provoking! Would recommend to Frankenstein Fans, readers of feminist/queer classic retellings, lovers of spekulative fiction, or people interested in the philosophical and ethical questions of life and death, immortality, resurrection and AI/robotics.
! Spoiler warning for themes and narrative structure. No plot spoilers ! This book was so much fun! A lecturer of mine recommended it to me for my MA thesis, so I bought and read it immediately. It’s a queer Frankenstein retelling, taking place in Great Britain during Brexit and in the 19th century europe, where Mary Shelley herself is the protagonist. The time-lines and narratives take turns, are intertwined, discussing similar themes and problems but in terms of the corresponding era: 19th century, through the eyes of Mary Shelley, the Author of Frankenstein, during her creative process of writing this novel but also all the deaths and tragedies that haunt her throughout her life, and futuristic 21st century Britain/USA, where Robots and AI gain more and more importance, even the possibilities of resurrectionand immortality are discussed). The novel deals with questions of death and (im)mortality, the significance of the body versus the soul, identity, sexuality, feminism, and much more — all intertwined with the moral implications of robotics and AI.
Apr 14, 2025