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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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flintlocklane's review against another edition

5.0

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was engaging with the Anthropocene in 1818 (though I think her argument better fits Haraway’s Chthulucene). Perhaps this suggests that the Great Acceleration was not as significant of a moment for Anthropocene theory as we currently assume.

Anyway, I’m a big fan of this edition. I read all the supplementary material and it was so good.

elizabethkovach's review against another edition

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dark reflective

3.0

I’m sorry Mary Shelley… more boring than I expected!!!!!

sofiaishere97's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

the title of the modern prometheus goes hard af

kimxenia's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-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

3.25

canwebefriends's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

javiiabv's review against another edition

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5.0

wow. Mary’s a genius. This book is obviously a methapor of the prejudices that exist in society, i think. The world was cruel with the live that frankenstein created simply because he wasn’t pretty. His intentions weren’t bad, but every human treated him badly, obviously he won’t trust anyone once again. I think that the story was perfect, the writing marvelous, and the ending very realistic