Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

31 reviews

yaboicolleen's review against another edition

slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Murder, Classism, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Violence

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

I didn't think that I was going to enjoy this book, but after Frankensteins "Monster" began the story from his perspective, I just could not put the book down.

“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.”

“My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature; the past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil, and the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy.”

“Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather a fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall be virtuous.”

“The cup of life was poisoned forever, and although the sun shone upon me, as upon the happy and gay of heart, I saw around me nothing but a dense and frightful darkness, penetrated by no light but the glimmer of two eyes that glared upon me.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.5

The book includes the two "ghost" stories written at the same castle holiday, by Lord Byron and Dr. John  Polidori. Both are vampiric in nature, with Byron's story actually influencing Polidori's story, which is more explicitly about vampires. So a surprising spooky two for one deal here, with the original Frankenstein story and some early vampires.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

thekinkykid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

anisyrah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Death, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

someplace_i_go's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use

kaiulanilee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was absolutely stunning. It tore my heart completely in two and was completely brilliant in how it made you feel both for Frankenstein and the monster he created. The writing was so stunning I couldn’t keep myself from underlining all of the time. The only thing I could see people disliking is the way the story builds and the lack of any particular gruesome moments that some may come to associate with this story because of the ideas around it. I would say if you want something genuinely scary this is not it, but if you want something that will disturb you purely because of how nuanced it is, this is the one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

gothicmoon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts