Poor Things (Alasdair Gray)

Karin Connor

“Seen the movie? Now read the book. Odd and unusual and surprising. Loved it. I also lived in Glasgow for 6 years and enjoyed recognizing places in the book.”

even*cleveland

“Structure is everything in this amazingly gonzo and wickedly entertaining collection of found "historical" documents that includes the Frankenstein tale of Bella Baxter, a dead woman brought back to life implanted with the brain from her fetus, as well as Bella's own shocking rebuttal, raising the question of why so people prefer to believe a man's outrageous lies over a woman's truth. Ironically,”