Reviews - Frankenstein (Annotated)

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Frankenstein (Annotated)

Mary Shelley

3.86 AVERAGE

will_diealot's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yell0w_daisy's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

astor0873's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional slow-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

staranise_'s review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

it didnt hook me in. i genuinely couldnt get myself to be interested enough to keep reading and honestly trying to push through didnt appeal to me.

kia_y_k's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

jokuvaan's review against another edition

5.0

I wrote an essay about this

littolprince's review against another edition

5.0

A book to make you think. Shelley's proficiency in handling the words and the emotions is surprising.
If you haven't read it, start reading.

Spoiler

I'll address Victor Frankenstein as Victor and the creature as Frankenstein because Victor created him.
Sometimes I felt like she's biased, making Victor the good guy. Again, she gives us the story from Frankenstein's perspective. Making us feel sympathy for him. If Victor didn't discard his creation, Frankenstein, in horror and disgust, things might've been different. Frankenstein was a newborn, knowing nothing of the world. Victor was bound to teach him everything, to show him the difference between good and bad. And what did the idiot do? He let loose a creature with immense power who doesn't understand ANYTHING. A creature who never knew what love is. What do you expect Frankenstein to do? I think that what Frankenstein did is understandable. His deeds are horrifying, inhuman, but who's to blame for that? Victor!
But, who am I blaming? Victor is, after all, just a human. He had the power of a god, of life, but he was not a god. His horror when Frankenstein came to life is thus justified. Victor was hasty. A discovery so powerful should've been given a great deal of thought before application.