Overall I loved reading this book: the essential questions about the future of AI, the fictionalised history of Mary Shelley, the jokes which occasionally made me laugh out loud.
But one thing made me really uncomfortable: can a cis gendered author write a respectful story about a trans person? I can see why Ry is trans, but I can also see his character would be highly offensive for a lot of trans people, including some harmful passages.
Furthermore, it came to my attention that Winterson would prefer trans teens not to get the healthcare they need (www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-lgbt-books/no-rush-to-change-gender-uk-writer-joins-trans-debate-idUSKCN1T028R). Her writing about trans experiences is highly problematic if she has this view.