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fionnlister's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Death, Incest, Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
4.0
There were a few scenes in here that were different from what I was expecting. There really is no detail on how Frankenstein created his monster. The entire process is just a few paragraphs, where a lot of adaptations hone in on this aspect of the story. There is quite a lot of detail put into describing certain things, but what you would think are the most important parts are simply glossed over, and not explored in depth. I do believe this takes away from the horror of the story, as we don't get to experience Victor's process.
Oh boy, Victor. He came off as extremely whiny in the end, and I was surprised that he was not able to handle anything happening around him considering what he had to do to create the monster.
I know the creature himself is a victim, but the scene where he makes his request to Victor made him sound like an incel. No one is entitled to having a woman. No one is entitled to sex. I get that he is the only one of his "kind", and wanted companionship, but you know he would have been pissed if Victor made another man.
My review probably makes it seem like I didn't enjoy this book, but I promise I did ! I quite enjoyed the writing, and how quickly we would jump in the timeline. I could feel Victor's paranoia, and the creature's anguish. They were both very flawed characters, which makes this a book where there really is no one to root for, but is very fitting for the story. Overall I'm between a 3 and a 4 for this one, but I think I'll keep it at a 4 for now.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
nasab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Death of parent, and Murder
leapyear_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Incest, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness
sirenricobooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
gravesandyearning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
victoriapdvn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
shelbea's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
linnylionheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Colonisation
Minor - execution of an innocent personquinn24's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Murder