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saramilos's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
sophsea2's review against another edition
5.0
AHHH I LOVE I LOVE!!!
First ever sci fi book and it’s written by a woman!
I love the characterisation of the monster, he yearns for human life, he wants to be able to love and live a normal life but he cannot and he hates his creator, Frankenstein for doing this to him. The monster is angry and violent but it isn’t his fault, he was made this way.
I also love the depressed Frankenstein because his feelings have been passed over to the monster and it is almost a part of him, always on his tail. Human and monster are not so different after all!
I love the story, I love the characters, I love the writing! One of my favourite books
Also, all these men are shitting on Shelley not knowing how to write a man, have you read any books with woman written by men? It is a million times worse!!
First ever sci fi book and it’s written by a woman!
I love the characterisation of the monster, he yearns for human life, he wants to be able to love and live a normal life but he cannot and he hates his creator, Frankenstein for doing this to him. The monster is angry and violent but it isn’t his fault, he was made this way.
I also love the depressed Frankenstein because his feelings have been passed over to the monster and it is almost a part of him, always on his tail. Human and monster are not so different after all!
I love the story, I love the characters, I love the writing! One of my favourite books
Also, all these men are shitting on Shelley not knowing how to write a man, have you read any books with woman written by men? It is a million times worse!!
lizthescaredycat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
All media that I have watched or heard of about Frankenstein did not prepare me for listening to the audiobook. There are many more layers to the book than other media and it makes for a very different feeling about Frankenstein and his monster.
lucindarella321's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.5
A brilliant example of Victorian Gothic literature, although slow, as many of the classics are want to be, Frankenstein full heartfelt merits your attention. Mary Shelley creates fanciful and thoughtful narrative quite beyond her years as is proven by our continued and renewed interest over the centuries.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Child death
theepenpals's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
a compelling story that you can’t help but keep reading. i’ve read this book 4 times already and i’ve been surprised each time.
hiraeth_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-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
3.75
jenzhg's review against another edition
4.0
This book was so so good. Being honest I was quite excited to finally finish this book as some pages just felt endlessly long and never ending but the ending left a tiny hole in my heart and a bitter tang on my tongue.
Throughout the story, the prevalent themes such as self-loathing, cruelty of man kind, alienation, and the consequences of our actions were all so well-written. During the monster’s chapters I couldn’t help but also feel so hopeful towards the cottagers finally accepting him. You could imagine the heaviness I felt once I realised he died without ever getting to be accepted for his deformity. Just typing that sentence out nearly made me croak with sadness.
This book honestly felt superrr long at times but overall was such a good read and I can’t even begin to express the feelings I felt when reading this book, both from the good feelings to the bad ones. I think there are definitely some amazing paragraphs in this book that will keep me emotionally chained to this book forever.
Throughout the story, the prevalent themes such as self-loathing, cruelty of man kind, alienation, and the consequences of our actions were all so well-written. During the monster’s chapters I couldn’t help but also feel so hopeful towards the cottagers finally accepting him. You could imagine the heaviness I felt once I realised he died without ever getting to be accepted for his deformity. Just typing that sentence out nearly made me croak with sadness.
This book honestly felt superrr long at times but overall was such a good read and I can’t even begin to express the feelings I felt when reading this book, both from the good feelings to the bad ones. I think there are definitely some amazing paragraphs in this book that will keep me emotionally chained to this book forever.
tujohnshakur's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5