MixedThe Women’s Review of Books[The] destructive love story is buoyed by some unfortunate two- dimensional caricatures: Ron Lord, a sexbot entrepreneur who comes across as so stupid and base one wonders how he’s able to tie his shoes, let alone run a multi-million-pound business in Wales; and Claire, the only character of color, an odiously racist stereotype of Southern Black women in America. (It was often difficult to read her lines.) ... Is Winterson implying that trans people are the progenitors of the dystopic nightmares personified by Victor Stein? If that is not her intention, we might be forgiven for thinking so, as alternate readings are not abundantly on offer ... Winterson is not the first feminist of her generation to try to make the connection between trans lives and Frankenstein’s monster ... While reclaiming a connection between transsexuality and monstrosity may be a source of strength for some, for others, such a construction may be deadly ... As a reader, also living in England, I had to wonder whether Winterson has been influenced by the increasing vitriol directed at trans people by anti-trans feminists in the UK media ... Beyond its politics—if one can look beyond them in such an intentionally political book— Frankissstein is an entertaining feminist sci-fi novel. Winterson is a skilled writer with a keen eye on the most anxious parts of our zeitgeist. She presents a timely, Black Mirror-adjacent look at the darkly absurd near- future we’re being ushered into—whether we want it or not...