Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

46 reviews

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It's really interesting how different the book was from the media based off it! Really cool to analyze.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Incest, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

pikkumarja's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Ymmärrän kirjan klassikkoaseman! Teoksessa on niin monta tasoa, että metakonteksti välillä unohtuu (Kirjassa on kohtia, joissa kirjailija on kirjoittanut miehen kirjoittamaan kirjeessä toisen miehen kertomaa tarinaa, jossa mies kertoo tarinaa, jossa tapahtuu monia asioita).

Tässä laitoksessa ihastutti myös esipuheet, joiden lukemisen jälkeen kirjaa oli mennyt jo 10 %.

Taidokas tarina hylkäämisestä ja ulkopuolisuudesta. Moraalintaju pyrkii seurailemaan lukijan mukana, mutta hahmot ovat niin moniulotteisia, että hetkessä sympatiat vaihtavat kohdettaan päikseen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

lunarblazes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.0

i think this is one of the better books i've been forced to read in school. it's incredibly atmospheric and its moral quandaries are truly compelling. i think about victor frankenstein and the creature a ton, as well as everyone caught in the blast zone of whatever fucked up dynamic they have going on. the framing device is so cool, it preserves tension really well. the main flaw with this book is how goddamn long it is. shelley probably needed an editor or something because by the time we get to three different exhaustive life stories in one letter (thanks to red from osp for that description) it starts to drag a little. i am shocked i don't see more people talk about the ending to this book. i think it was what stuck with me the most. i'd recommend a read if you've never given it a shot! it mostly lives up to the hype if you're willing to wade through dense victorian-era language.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

evgeorge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

carodunn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

simmich429's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mobymaize's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

Yeah, I mean it's fucking Frankenstein, like you got to read it. It is the first sci-fi novel, of course you have to read it. ALSO READ THE 1818 VERSION, IT'S A LOT BETTER.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

stindex's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

serena_hien's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

anjasshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Colonisation