Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

130 reviews

recycled_personalities's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny reflective 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

4.5

It was a pretty good novel and I do recommend that you read it. The plot was a lot more complicated than I anticipated but it was still a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

orchidd's review against another edition

adventurous sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Incest

teacupalpaca's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide attempt

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

It was an interesting read. Since it has influenced many other books and films that I love I admired it to some extent. However, the pacing felt a bit weird and also the racial stereotyping made this book a lot less enjoyable for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

wrenhartjacobs's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

Such an interesting book about the downsides of scientific goals, the arrogance of man, and living with the consequences of our actions. Even though I really liked it, there are some uncomfy parts due to the age of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Incest and Death of parent

Minor: Racism and Colonisation

the main character has a relationship with his adopted sister. There isn’t any descriptions of sexual acts. However, there is a lot of talk about their relationship in general.

bhu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

lexarobinson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

3.0

Enjoyed this much more the second time I read it, but still not something I would rush to reread. Shelley is to be commended for her groundbreaking influence on the science-fiction genre with this novel, however. I find Frankenstein to be a wholly unlikeable character: he is incredibly selfish, but my sympathies do not lie with the manipulative monster either. The two characters that come out innocent are the two significant victims: Elizabeth Lavenza and Henry Clerval, the latter of which could've been used for even more breakthrough, instead of merely implying the homosexual relationship between him and Victor. This novel has an interesting plot, but doesn't always choose the best strands to develop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Abandonment

littlebluenaiad's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The way I described Frankenstein to all of my friends is that an incel becomes the way he is because of his deadbeat dad. This was literally the first book I’ve ever read for high school that I’ve actually enjoyed!! I thought the themes were a bit too obvious at times

(the Creature states repeatedly that he is the way he is because of humanity and that he’s inherently good, which really makes him sound like an incel),

and the Creature’s self-awareness and intelligence makes it a bit hard to sympathize with him later in the book since he knows what he’s doing is wrong, but I suppose that it’s fine that he’s committing murder since it’s supposed to be a horror novel. I found the last chapter a bit of a sludge to get through, but up until that point, I really liked this book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

gersandelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Highly recommend the Broadview edition for the footnotes and appendices in particular!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction

littlemoonlibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Abandonment