Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

254 reviews

pikkumarja's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Ymmärrän kirjan klassikkoaseman! Teoksessa on niin monta tasoa, että metakonteksti välillä unohtuu (Kirjassa on kohtia, joissa kirjailija on kirjoittanut miehen kirjoittamaan kirjeessä toisen miehen kertomaa tarinaa, jossa mies kertoo tarinaa, jossa tapahtuu monia asioita).

Tässä laitoksessa ihastutti myös esipuheet, joiden lukemisen jälkeen kirjaa oli mennyt jo 10 %.

Taidokas tarina hylkäämisestä ja ulkopuolisuudesta. Moraalintaju pyrkii seurailemaan lukijan mukana, mutta hahmot ovat niin moniulotteisia, että hetkessä sympatiat vaihtavat kohdettaan päikseen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

masona's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Body horror, and Death

evgeorge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Stalking

zsnails99's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Incest, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Abandonment, Gore, Stalking, and Incest

felofhe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Classism, Medical content, Gaslighting, Sexism, Abortion, Drug abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Ableism, Animal death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Toxic relationship

creatureof_nature's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is a masterpiece. Mary Shelley wrote this at 18!!! She was such a revolutionary in her writing, especially since this work spurred the creation of the science fiction genre. Throughout the book we get glimpses of the 18 year old girl behind the masterpiece, such as, in Elizabeth’s letters to Victor, asking if he still loved her and wanted to marry her since he had been gone for so long. Like, that is so 18 year old girl of her. 

This was such a deep dive into the nuances of morality and the relationship between creation and creator, the inherent (immoral) bias and “othering” of those who don’t look like us, as well as dealing with the consequences of vain attempts at glory. She is brilliant. 

Besides that, this book is the definition of “f*ck around and find out” and Victor sure as heck found out. This is my third read of this book academically, and I love it so much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, and Death

simmich429's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Body horror, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mpbookreviews's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Abandonment, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Medical content, and Child death

barda's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Death, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder