Reviews

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

teamlarson's review against another edition

4.0

Beautifully written and a perfect classic for October. I guess I didn’t know the story at all because it was totally different than what I imagined in my head. I don’t really know if I’m supposed to, but I love the monster so much. He could represent many different things and I somehow relate to him. I didn’t love the pacing, maybe because modern books are much faster, but it was such an interesting read. Team monster for life.

meanypanini's review against another edition

5.0

I thought it was about silly green man, but it's deep. I hated the middle part where it talked about the family he was watching, but everything else was great. The suspense I felt was genuine, and the story was so dramatic.

solarmuser's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

fortiora's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Beautifully written, really liked this. Only wish I'd read it at a less stressful period in my life, so on to the reread pile it goes

adarcy's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

jazmine27's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.75

jennwith2ns's review against another edition

4.0

I listened to Dan Stevens read this to me and it was incredible. I also have soooooo many moral questions after reading this haha different than I expected but still so good!!!

v4mpstarzz's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

Going to keep this short because I already wrote a long review but it really is an incredible read! It’s often looked at through a feminist lens, however I found that it could also be looked at from a multitude of lenses; Deconstructionist, Marxist, definitely psychoanalytical, etc. As much as I loved it, I found it to be very slowly paced and it did put me in a bit of a reading slump, so for that, I have to give it a 4 star rating. Certainly something I’d recommend to others, my ADHD just struggled reading something so slowly paced.

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 !

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.