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Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Classism
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Suicide, Blood, Stalking
Minor: Animal death
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder
I have been wanting to Frankenstien for a while, not because I particularly like gothic horror (I don't) but because it is part of our literary heritage and pop culture to the point of almost being folk loric.
Then, an opportunity to take part in a readalong presented itself. A readalong is like a bookclub, but you all read the book together and 'check in' at agreed intervals, so you discover the book together. It was so much fun.
Not only that, but we did it using the Audrey audiobook app. The audiobook comes with a guide written by someone with a deep understanding and appreciation for the text. It's like having the best English lit lesson, but you don't have to write an essay afterwards. For instance, the bit in guide that stood out for me was an explanation of racial attitudes of the time. I would have read the text completely differently had I not known that bit of contextual information.
Were it not for the factors outlined above I don't think I would have made it through because this is a bleak tale or fable warning against hubris, not pushing science so far that we do more harm than good, appreciating what you have not what you want (living in the moment) and what it is to be a parent.
Although this book was heartbreaking, it is a classic, and I am so glad to have read it and with such a lovely bunch of thoughtful people
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Chronic illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Gaslighting, Classism
Minor: Animal death, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting