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The Last Man by Mary Shelley

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auroraleighs's review against another edition

dark inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is such a sad and beautiful allegory for the wretchedness Shelley was feeling at this point in her life, and it's another one of her great achievements in pioneering science fiction. The plot is a little ponderous and inexplicable at times, but the vision of loneliness and destruction at the heart of this novel overshadows any flaws. It's interesting to see a future apocalyptic vision before they had become commonplace in culture: Shelley's 2090s are near identical to the 1820s, for example.

mantissabolt's review against another edition

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Too boring to slog through. This probably means I am a shallow person. Oh, well.

vaekay's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional tense 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

3.0

graveyardpansy's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 — i see why Frankenstein is the better known of her works but this is still rly interesting; the pacing wasn’t my favourite, but it was enjoyable. also not a fan of the occasional casual racism.

bookreadgirl21's review against another edition

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1.0

Awful and very bad.

the___hermit's review against another edition

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One third of the book in and i do not care about any of the characters nor the plot
mary shelly's writing is beautiful but this is not the book for me i guess