3 stars always feels so lukewarm, and i hate how wishy-washy it feels, but it’s a book i need to think about. in typical winterson fashion, it’s a thought provoking read with beautiful prose and intriguing characters.

my favorite scenes were those with mary shelley herself; winterson creates the eerie place in which she writes the novel well; we feel her pain and anguish, ponder her questions as she proposes new ideas. the futuristic part was the most confusing, though that's mostly because my interest in "transhumanism" is limited, and there's certainly a lot of jargon used throughout.

the big questions asked in this book will keep you thinking long after you’ve put the book down, leaving you in a similar situation as the characters themselves.