Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

190 reviews

cryptid_des's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Beautifully illustrates the struggle of what makes someone human and what makes someone a monster

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Racism, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder

lang_junxias_therapist's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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did mo xiang tong xiu read this before writing mdzs i need to know (also i think Walton and Frankenstein should kiss btw)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Xenophobia, Murder

lucywestenra's review against another edition

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Okay so the boredom and sadness this book is making me feel are OVERWHELMING. I was gonna pause it but now I think I will just put it away forever. The pressure that I felt to read this because it was a gothic classic was pretty large. It is just not interesting to me though. I got to the mark where the monster is beginning to tell his story and I am SO BORED. I’m even listening to the audiobook while looking at the physical book and highlighting parts that interest me. I think Mary Shelley’s writing style is fine but the content is too death filled, sadness inspiring, and honestly, uninspiring to me personally. Bye Frankenstein. 😵‍💫🤧

I saw a review that said that Hell Has One Book and it’s Frankenstein. That aligns with how I’m feeling right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Murder

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

Minor: Body horror

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Gore, Incest

moniquita_frita98's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Racism

asparagusfern's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective sad tense fast-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

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This book was a powerful and poignant fable about the dangers of creation. Surprisingly small at a mere 200 or so pages and with stripped-down, archetypal characters, I think Frankenstein succeeds not in spite of but because of this simplicity. The focus of the book is on the philosophical terror of creating life and then having no control over it, of realizing your mistakes too late and having no easy way to fix them. I was able to both hate and sympathize with Frankenstein and his monster.

In our modern world, with DNA editing, artificial intelligence and all sorts of biological and technological developments, I think the book’s message is as relevant today as it was in 1818. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Grief, Stalking

Minor: Body horror, Colonisation

fefter_'s review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood

books_because_why_not's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder

clarencedeattitude's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Se dovessi collegare una canzone alla creatura creato da Frankenstein, questa sarebbe "this is me trying" di Taylor Swift. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

ragamucky's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment