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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

10 reviews

felofhe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Classism, Medical content, Gaslighting, Sexism, Abortion, Drug abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Ableism, Animal death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Toxic relationship

k1313's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, Gun violence, Classism, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

amissabellator's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Body shaming, Death, Body horror, Bullying, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Confinement, Misogyny, Colonisation, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Homophobia

helalost's review against another edition

dark slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Colonisation, Misogyny, and Classism

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.0

I listened to the audiobook version and, even though I really liked the narrator's voice, I have to accept the fact that I do not get along with audiobooks, I struggle to focus and I end up missing a good chunk of the story. I say this because it negatively affected my fruition of the book and partially influenced my final rating.

However, I also wasn't that much blown away by the story itself. I struggled the most with the chapters narrated from Frankenstein's point of view, as the story progressed they became quite tiresome and I just did not care much for him as a character, I just wanted him to stop droning on and on.
I enjoyed a bit more the sections focused on the creature's perspective. The themes addressed are interesting but the characterization and the story development were rather unremarkable. The overall reading experience was a bit middle-of-the-road for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Violence, Death, Body horror, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Child death, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Kidnapping, Colonisation, Genocide, Islamophobia, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

After reading the book, I didn't know exactly what to think about it. There is a good style of writing and storytelling. But that's all. The characters have no development and the story is only half captivating. I didn't feel interested in the story or the characters at all. That it was supposed to be a Gothic novel, so I expected it to be scary in some way. But that was not the case at all. The story dragged on, the narration was slow, and at times it seemed to be stuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Abandonment, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Xenophobia, Violence, Incest, Racism, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Hate crime

Minor: Gun violence, Colonisation, and Child death

williamgideon's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read Frankenstein for school, and I think that really helped me love this book even more. The more I work with and analyze this book, the more I can appreciate its themes and complexities. It's written in endless layers, it's almost impossible to dig through them all. One of my favourites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation and Misogyny

aconfundityofcrows's review

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

The book includes the two "ghost" stories written at the same castle holiday, by Lord Byron and Dr. John  Polidori. Both are vampiric in nature, with Byron's story actually influencing Polidori's story, which is more explicitly about vampires. So a surprising spooky two for one deal here, with the original Frankenstein story and some early vampires.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

cynicalraven's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Islamophobia, and Misogyny

gothicmoon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts