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sueshi's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book.
My favorite part was the fact that you have different narrators so you can explore the pov of several characters.
I was actually surprised by how mean Victor is when he talks about his creation. He calls his creation a Demon and he basically goes mentally ill after seeing him for the first time.
Victor seems to agree that he as the creator had a duty of being there for him. However this story is about the struggles of Victor after finishing his work and about how he handles something none of us could ever handle.
The novel also shows the struggles of the monster. Can you imagine being the only one that looks like that and everyone is scared of you ?, knowing no one (no matter how kind they are) will ever give you a chance. Also, he was abandoned, he had to learn everything by himself. His loneliness is what makes him the monster Victor truly fears.
It’s a tragic story.
This a classic you should definitely read !
My favorite part was the fact that you have different narrators so you can explore the pov of several characters.
I was actually surprised by how mean Victor is when he talks about his creation. He calls his creation a Demon and he basically goes mentally ill after seeing him for the first time.
Victor seems to agree that he as the creator had a duty of being there for him. However this story is about the struggles of Victor after finishing his work and about how he handles something none of us could ever handle.
The novel also shows the struggles of the monster. Can you imagine being the only one that looks like that and everyone is scared of you ?, knowing no one (no matter how kind they are) will ever give you a chance. Also, he was abandoned, he had to learn everything by himself. His loneliness is what makes him the monster Victor truly fears.
It’s a tragic story.
This a classic you should definitely read !
kimtran's review against another edition
5.0
Frankenstein might have been a disappointing read for many due to its misleading representation in modern media. it is a horror story but not in the way one would suspect from how the monster is depicted in films nowadays; it's about the horrors mankind commits for the sake of pride yet goes against nature and leaves an irreversible scar on our environment. Frankenstein is a classic example of misinterpretation; it’s rather Victor Frankenstein who is the monster - the modern Prometheus who is condemned to eternal torment for defying the gods and stealing fire for humanity.
zaisgraph's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Apart from the final monologue of the creature, this novel did not speak to me as strongly as I expected. To be honest, though Frankenstein is more poetic in a way than Dracula, I found the latter far more coherent and entertaining.
The creature has vaguely defined superpowers...
Superspeed? Teleportation? Functional invisibility/extreme camouflage? Super healing? Independent language and multivehicle operation learning? Extreme bushcraft? Ability to survive without protein?
He just wanted to have fuck buddy lol cmon!! And yes despite being douchebag vouyeur and serial/child killer he is infinitely better than alchemist/necromancer betamale and incest participant, Victor Frankenstein lolllll
This novel has a poorly actualized plot... yeah it's all over the place. I get the message of responsible creation/innovation (how many human inventions did we let loose on earth that has/had dractic consequences), but everything could've been delivered so much better.
The creature has vaguely defined superpowers...
Superspeed? Teleportation? Functional invisibility/extreme camouflage? Super healing? Independent language and multivehicle operation learning? Extreme bushcraft? Ability to survive without protein?
He just wanted to have fuck buddy lol cmon!! And yes despite being douchebag vouyeur and serial/child killer he is infinitely better than alchemist/necromancer betamale and incest participant, Victor Frankenstein lolllll
This novel has a poorly actualized plot... yeah it's all over the place. I get the message of responsible creation/innovation (how many human inventions did we let loose on earth that has/had dractic consequences), but everything could've been delivered so much better.
bog_orm's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? No
3.75
yannafr04's review against another edition
3.0
whew get a load of this guy amirite?? victor is a total douche and i hope he burns in hell. his self loathing is unbearable and i hope that guy does feel bad. i grew restless throughout the novel and wanted victor to just shut the hell up and get the novel over with. i rushed with reading when i shouldn’t have
jenmangler's review against another edition
3.0
I am grateful to The Great American Read, which has motivated me to read several books that have been on my #TBR pile for years. It has proven to be the push I needed to finally get around to reading Frankenstein. I like the story (4 stars) much more than the execution (2 stars). You've gotta really want to read this one to get past the at-times tedious writing. But it was worth it in the end. It amazes me that an 18-year-old woman living at the beginning of the 19th century had the creativity and imagination to conceive of this story. As I was reading this book the question, "Who's the real monster here?" was in the forefront of my mind. This is a thoughtful exploration of science and humanity.
raeannmichelle's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
leefybeaf's review against another edition
4.0
Coming back to write my review almost a month after finishing this. I obviously had to read this for school, but it wasn't anything I dreaded. I knew the basics of the story, but it was really nice actually reading it and learning things I did not know about such as the book's structure.
Stealing from my own research paper on this (that I coincidentally turned in today), I found the way Shelley uses the creation as a way of depicting Victor's grief. My main focus on this book though was the neglectful parents and missing mother in the text.
Moving away from literary analysis stuff things... I have a love-hate relationship with Victor. I love him because he's crazy, but also hate him for it. As for the creature, I forgive you.
In conclusion: Good. 4 stars.
Stealing from my own research paper on this (that I coincidentally turned in today), I found the way Shelley uses the creation as a way of depicting Victor's grief. My main focus on this book though was the neglectful parents and missing mother in the text.
Moving away from literary analysis stuff things... I have a love-hate relationship with Victor. I love him because he's crazy, but also hate him for it. As for the creature, I forgive you.
In conclusion: Good. 4 stars.
thebonekingdom's review against another edition
3.0
It was definitely an interesting read and clearly far from what I had imagined Frankenstein would be like.
For some reason, I believed Frankenstein would have been a woman and had no idea where the story was going to go.
The creature wanted to be accepted and cared for, but each rejection finally led him to murder, while Frankenstein wanted to pursue his childhood's endeavour, but ended up creating a monster no one could accept, not even himself.
I did feel more empathy towards the creature, simply because of the unfairness of being brought to this world by someone not even willing to accept you as you are, however I don't think it would have made a huge difference in the end if Frankenstein had not feared the creature in the first place.
I believe it would have delayed the resentment the creature would have felt towards Frankenstein, but the constant rejection from others and the lack of anyone being like him would have eventually made him hate the one who created him.
For some reason, I believed Frankenstein would have been a woman and had no idea where the story was going to go.
The creature wanted to be accepted and cared for, but each rejection finally led him to murder, while Frankenstein wanted to pursue his childhood's endeavour, but ended up creating a monster no one could accept, not even himself.
I did feel more empathy towards the creature, simply because of the unfairness of being brought to this world by someone not even willing to accept you as you are, however I don't think it would have made a huge difference in the end if Frankenstein had not feared the creature in the first place.
I believe it would have delayed the resentment the creature would have felt towards Frankenstein, but the constant rejection from others and the lack of anyone being like him would have eventually made him hate the one who created him.
niduran's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Normalerweise bin ich kein Klassiker enjoyer, aber das? wow
Es war einfach spannend, und es gab si viele gute Quotes, der Erzählstil war geil, es war einfach ein vibe
Und am Ende sind alle tot
Ich wusste auch nicht, dass es in der Schweiz spielt??? nice