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Poor Things by Alasdair Gray is a postmodernist retelling of Frankenstein, chronicling the story of Archibald McCandless, who becomes entwined with the eccentric scientist Godwin Baxter and a mysterious woman named Bella Baxter. McCandless discovers Godwin reanimated Bella using her fetus's brain after her suicide. A series of adventures and relationships evolve, ultimately questioning Victorian norms, scientific ethics, and personal identity. The novel involves themes including depression, sexual violence, and non-consensual medical procedures.