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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

170 reviews

konstantina's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

This is the best English classic novel I've read so far!

Beautiful writing from Shelley, the story is compelling and I'm sure it created quite the sensation for its time - the endless tv and cinema adaptations are proof. The reader grows to love Frankenstein and feel for his emotional state, letting him finally rest at the end, but we also feel for the monster who wanted nothing but to be loved and accepted.

It is interesting how Shelley seems to be against the genocides of indigenous Americans, but doesn't follow the same line of thought about Britain's treatment of India (based on the things she shares with us through the characters), which is questionable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

kyarabereading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

5.0

I read Frankenstein in high school, but I decided to read it again, and it's crazy how much more you can like a book when you don't have to be graded on your understanding of it lol. It's not that I hated it the first time or anything. I just think that essays and tests and whatnot can really take the fun out of reading a book for the first time.

There's not much I can say that hasn't already been said, but I really enjoyed this book. Not only is Shelley's writing incredible, Frankenstein is also a much quicker + easier read than I anticipated. All I'm saying is, there is a reason it is one of the most well-known books of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Murder and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

saturnpersonified's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Ableism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Murder

marenm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Murder, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Dysphoria, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gore, Confinement, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

gemleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

nubecato's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Body horror

444lex444ndr444's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal death

karydiazc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is so sad to think about. Frankenstein's monster just wanted to be loved, wanted to belong. He did not chose to live, yet he had to. How different could everything had been if Frankenstein has stayed with him and helped him see the world in a different way?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Violence

foxclcves's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Death, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Stalking, Colonisation, and Racism

amanda_bristol's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Incest