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house_of_hannah's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
I have finally read this classic ! It's definitely one I've thought about picking up for years, but for some reason just never did until now. During the pandemic I actually watched a play of this that the National Theatre (I believe that's who did it) streamed on YouTube, and it's quite faithful to the book.
There were a few scenes in here that were different from what I was expecting. There really is no detail on how Frankenstein created his monster. The entire process is just a few paragraphs, where a lot of adaptations hone in on this aspect of the story. There is quite a lot of detail put into describing certain things, but what you would think are the most important parts are simply glossed over, and not explored in depth. I do believe this takes away from the horror of the story, as we don't get to experience Victor's process.
Oh boy, Victor. He came off as extremely whiny in the end, and I was surprised that he was not able to handle anything happening around him considering what he had to do to create the monster.Also, what the hell was up with how he behaved on the wedding night !? He knew the creature had killed two people (3 if you count Justine) close to him, yet he thought he wouldn't touch Elizabeth ? There was no reason for him to think this, and it made him seem quite stupid to not be worried about leaving her alone.
I know the creature himself is a victim, but the scene where he makes his request to Victor made him sound like an incel. No one is entitled to having a woman. No one is entitled to sex. I get that he is the only one of his "kind", and wanted companionship, but you know he would have been pissed if Victor made another man.
My review probably makes it seem like I didn't enjoy this book, but I promise I did ! I quite enjoyed the writing, and how quickly we would jump in the timeline. I could feel Victor's paranoia, and the creature's anguish. They were both very flawed characters, which makes this a book where there really is no one to root for, but is very fitting for the story. Overall I'm between a 3 and a 4 for this one, but I think I'll keep it at a 4 for now.
There were a few scenes in here that were different from what I was expecting. There really is no detail on how Frankenstein created his monster. The entire process is just a few paragraphs, where a lot of adaptations hone in on this aspect of the story. There is quite a lot of detail put into describing certain things, but what you would think are the most important parts are simply glossed over, and not explored in depth. I do believe this takes away from the horror of the story, as we don't get to experience Victor's process.
Oh boy, Victor. He came off as extremely whiny in the end, and I was surprised that he was not able to handle anything happening around him considering what he had to do to create the monster.
I know the creature himself is a victim, but the scene where he makes his request to Victor made him sound like an incel. No one is entitled to having a woman. No one is entitled to sex. I get that he is the only one of his "kind", and wanted companionship, but you know he would have been pissed if Victor made another man.
My review probably makes it seem like I didn't enjoy this book, but I promise I did ! I quite enjoyed the writing, and how quickly we would jump in the timeline. I could feel Victor's paranoia, and the creature's anguish. They were both very flawed characters, which makes this a book where there really is no one to root for, but is very fitting for the story. Overall I'm between a 3 and a 4 for this one, but I think I'll keep it at a 4 for now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
leapyear_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Incest, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness
sirenricobooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
icieri's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Murder
linnylionheart's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Colonisation
Minor - execution of an innocent personquinn24's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Murder
fujo_cat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
When I picked up this one, I wasn't expecting getting emotional and teary-eyed... And yet here we are. Only existencial horror to be found here, fellas.
I'm glad I finally finished one more classic read, yay~!
I'm glad I finally finished one more classic read, yay~!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Death of parent
emory's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
seems long and drawn out and is a far shot from what I was expecting due to the distortion of its resonance in popular culture, but eloquent and deserving of its place in not only horror but overall classic literature. very mesmerizing writing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism, Stalking, and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Racism, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
marinasslibrary's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Proof that "books written by women" was true even 200 years ago
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
carina_dreamer's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Review 🇵🇹🇬🇧
🧟♂️ Louvor à mãe do género da ficção científica e aos 19 anos ainda para mais! Mas para mim, foi monótono.
🧟♂️ Quem já leu clássicos reconhece a escrita bonita, poética e cheia de adjetivos, porém, certamente, também reconhecerá o típico protagonista em sofrimento e melancólico, perdido na sua desgraça ao ponto de... por isso (Spoilers)
🧟♂️ Eu não desgostei da história de vida do monstro (e aqui vai mais um mas) o seu desenvolvimento intelectual não fez sentido para mim. Ou o Frankenstein desenterrou o cérebro de um génio literário como é que ele conseguiu aprender a falar tão bem quanto o seu criador com apenas umas lições de ouvido e LENDO CLÁSSICOS? (num ano e meio/dois ele passou de não saber o que era fome e sede para ser tão bom como o seu mestre de certa forma).
🧟♂️ Eu nunca tinha sequer visto um filme e só conhecia as referências habituais (ao menos sabia que o Frankenstein era o criador 😂), o que tornou interessante descobrir a forma como a história é narrada e a quem.
(Há mais sobre o livro nos meus reels)
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👨🏻⚕️ I have to praise the mother of sci-fi at 19 years old. But for me, the story felt flat.
👨🏻⚕️ For those that read classics you will recognise the beautiful and poetic writing, full of adjectives, but, certainly, also the ruined and melancholic protagonist, consumed by his suffering to the point of... from it(Spoiler).
👨🏻⚕️ I didn't dislike the life story of the monster, but his intellectual development doesn't make sense. Or Frankenstein found the brain of literary genius how could he learn to talk like his maker just from hearing and READING CLASSICS? (in a year and half/two years he went from not knowing what hunger and thirst are to being, in a way, as good as his maker).
👨🏻⚕️ I never saw a film and only knew references (at least I knew Frankenstein was the doctor 😂), what made the story interesting was discovering how it was narrated and to whom.
🧟♂️ Louvor à mãe do género da ficção científica e aos 19 anos ainda para mais! Mas para mim, foi monótono.
🧟♂️ Quem já leu clássicos reconhece a escrita bonita, poética e cheia de adjetivos, porém, certamente, também reconhecerá o típico protagonista em sofrimento e melancólico, perdido na sua desgraça ao ponto de... por isso (Spoilers)
🧟♂️ Eu não desgostei da história de vida do monstro (e aqui vai mais um mas) o seu desenvolvimento intelectual não fez sentido para mim. Ou o Frankenstein desenterrou o cérebro de um génio literário como é que ele conseguiu aprender a falar tão bem quanto o seu criador com apenas umas lições de ouvido e LENDO CLÁSSICOS? (num ano e meio/dois ele passou de não saber o que era fome e sede para ser tão bom como o seu mestre de certa forma).
🧟♂️ Eu nunca tinha sequer visto um filme e só conhecia as referências habituais (ao menos sabia que o Frankenstein era o criador 😂), o que tornou interessante descobrir a forma como a história é narrada e a quem.
(Há mais sobre o livro nos meus reels)
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👨🏻⚕️ I have to praise the mother of sci-fi at 19 years old. But for me, the story felt flat.
👨🏻⚕️ For those that read classics you will recognise the beautiful and poetic writing, full of adjectives, but, certainly, also the ruined and melancholic protagonist, consumed by his suffering to the point of... from it(Spoiler).
👨🏻⚕️ I didn't dislike the life story of the monster, but his intellectual development doesn't make sense. Or Frankenstein found the brain of literary genius how could he learn to talk like his maker just from hearing and READING CLASSICS? (in a year and half/two years he went from not knowing what hunger and thirst are to being, in a way, as good as his maker).
👨🏻⚕️ I never saw a film and only knew references (at least I knew Frankenstein was the doctor 😂), what made the story interesting was discovering how it was narrated and to whom.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment