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hann_thea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
5.0
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😍 so cool!
- Hanna, ich will ALLES über das Geschöpf wissen (sollen wir ihm einen Namen geben?)
- Können wir darüber reden, wer hier was, wann erzählt? Finde das so clever
😍 so cool!
- Hanna, ich will ALLES über das Geschöpf wissen (sollen wir ihm einen Namen geben?)
- Können wir darüber reden, wer hier was, wann erzählt? Finde das so clever
anaisis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
relaxing
sad
tense
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
4.5
isthisalice's review against another edition
4.0
Loved it. I like the questions it raises on justice, revenge and the responsibilities of a creator. I think you can draw parallels to God and humanity in some ways. I’m agnostic, but it makes me wonder whether God’s fulfilling that duty and what that duty even is. Is it to care of the creation or nurture goodness or faith in it? If it’s the latter, he arguably hasn’t (if he did, we wouldn’t have complete free will), but given that, is it really just for him to condemn those who haven’t followed his word or believed in him despite it ultimately not being their fault but their environments?
weaponizedheart's review against another edition
4.0
This is, by far, my favorite classic. It hit me with a plot I didn't expect, but ended up liking it. What kept me going was the sensitivity and how driven Frankenstein is.
The only detail I didn't like is how many details there are in the narration of Victor's trips. I feel like a lot could be cut off without the plot feeling like something is missing.
It spoke to me in a way only a few books have done it. I think many people have felt like Frankeinstein at some point and are looking in a higher power for justice.
The only detail I didn't like is how many details there are in the narration of Victor's trips. I feel like a lot could be cut off without the plot feeling like something is missing.
It spoke to me in a way only a few books have done it. I think many people have felt like Frankeinstein at some point and are looking in a higher power for justice.
andotherworlds's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 // I LOVE MARY SHELLEY AND HER ENTIRE FAMILY AND FRIEND GROUP OMG; anyways i won't review because this was re-read for school and I don't want to over stimulate my mind with franky analysis; nonetheless EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS MY GOD KELRHDJIS
isawisa's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
4.75
em_la's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
four_gnomesinatrenchcoat's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
asriram's review against another edition
4.0
I can see why this book is so highly regarded, and why it helped to invent and reinvent several genres of fiction. This book is a masterpiece, well crafted and well considered in the plot, elegant in the wording with which the story is told, and deep in the themes of the story. Probably one of the longest books I have taken to finish once I started, this book actually wasn’t all that long. I am used to reading modern fiction — the style of writing put me off of it, and made something that had such an interesting narrative feel opaque to me. However, when I started to make the effort to actually continue my reading, the book became incredibly light and easy to read. The descriptions of the scenery felt incredibly life-like, the passions that are aroused within the story told by Frankenstein are easy to feel, and the story itself was quite engaging.
There are also some interesting ideas that are raised here about consequences and responsibility. Frankenstein and his creation both are at fault for the events of the story — however, Frankenstein does, to his credit, take some level of accountability for his actions, while the monster does not. There were moments when I was sympathetic to the creature, but then with its immense capacity for rage taking over and causing it to commit monstrous acts that sympathy was repeatedly lost. The creature does not accept responsibility for its actions, does not seek to adapt to its miserable life, and then commits violence — this is a failure on itself, but also on its creator and the thoughtlessness that led him to create such a being.
There are so many more thoughts I could say about this book, but in short, I really enjoyed it. An almost perfect book, with my discomfort with the way the story was written and told making it slightly less than perfect for me.
There are also some interesting ideas that are raised here about consequences and responsibility. Frankenstein and his creation both are at fault for the events of the story — however, Frankenstein does, to his credit, take some level of accountability for his actions, while the monster does not. There were moments when I was sympathetic to the creature, but then with its immense capacity for rage taking over and causing it to commit monstrous acts that sympathy was repeatedly lost. The creature does not accept responsibility for its actions, does not seek to adapt to its miserable life, and then commits violence — this is a failure on itself, but also on its creator and the thoughtlessness that led him to create such a being.
There are so many more thoughts I could say about this book, but in short, I really enjoyed it. An almost perfect book, with my discomfort with the way the story was written and told making it slightly less than perfect for me.