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Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

3.86 AVERAGE


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DID NOT FINISH: 22%

because of the depression that hit me, really liked it. Going to finish it some day.
adventurous dark sad medium-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
adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I begun to read this book about possibly 3 years ago yet I never finished it. So, here I am, 3 years later rereading the whole thing and finally finishing it. Once again I am reminded why I loved this book in the first place! Not sure why I never finished it but I’m glad I finally did. Honestly, one of the main things I can takeaway from this book is how obsession can lead to your downfall. It eats you up, it pushes away everything else you love, it has consequences. Don’t expect your actions to not have consequences. I would have given this book 5 stars HOWEVER… I just felt like there were too many pages of unnecessary information that added almost nothing to the story whatsoever. Like okay miss shelley I understand you love describing everything down to the atom but you don’t have to do that for EVERYTHING. But I mean other than that, I really loved reading this dark tale! A classic indeed.
dark sad slow-paced
dark reflective medium-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
challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark 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