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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
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
and the worst father of the year award goes to…!
yeah so i think i would have rated this 5 stars if not for the incest. unfortunately it did get extremely distracting, especially during the last bit of the book (he legit would talk about elizabeth being his cousin/sister in every other fucking sentence). frankenstein’s monster had the best chapters, his account & ending monologue were great. i loved the themes and unreliable narration.
yeah so i think i would have rated this 5 stars if not for the incest. unfortunately it did get extremely distracting, especially during the last bit of the book (he legit would talk about elizabeth being his cousin/sister in every other fucking sentence). frankenstein’s monster had the best chapters, his account & ending monologue were great. i loved the themes and unreliable narration.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Incest, Grief, Murder
Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Victor Frankenstein could’ve avoided a lot of the misery he suffered had he just listened to the creation and shown empathy instead of whining about his own suffering.
Giving it stars so I can write notes. Listened to it in the background across multiple sittings. Didn't super connect with it/pay attention.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
1,5/5
Je n’ai jamais mis autant de temps à lire 300 pages. Je suis sûrement partie avec des idées préconçues et ma lecture ne ressemblait en rien à ce que j’avais imaginé.
Il a fallu atteindre la 200e page pour que j’y trouve un peu d’intérêt. Je suis super déçue.
Je n’ai jamais mis autant de temps à lire 300 pages. Je suis sûrement partie avec des idées préconçues et ma lecture ne ressemblait en rien à ce que j’avais imaginé.
Il a fallu atteindre la 200e page pour que j’y trouve un peu d’intérêt. Je suis super déçue.
dark
emotional
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
What even is there to say? A year without summer produced one of the most important texts ever. A meditation on grief buried underneath the cold, hard earth of one of the most awful things to ever be imagined. A man created life and it brought nothing but misery and suffering to everything he held dear.
emotional
reflective
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
The creature's POV is most definitely the best part of this novel. I find Victor insufferable and not in any interesting way. I wish the novel focused more on the relationship between creator/creation than Victor's emotions.
Of course, this is an unprecedented and groundbreaking work which deserves its accolades.
Of course, this is an unprecedented and groundbreaking work which deserves its accolades.
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