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andotherworlds's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 // I LOVE MARY SHELLEY AND HER ENTIRE FAMILY AND FRIEND GROUP OMG; anyways i won't review because this was re-read for school and I don't want to over stimulate my mind with franky analysis; nonetheless EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS MY GOD KELRHDJIS
isawisa's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
4.75
em_la's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
3.75
four_gnomesinatrenchcoat's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
asriram's review against another edition
4.0
I can see why this book is so highly regarded, and why it helped to invent and reinvent several genres of fiction. This book is a masterpiece, well crafted and well considered in the plot, elegant in the wording with which the story is told, and deep in the themes of the story. Probably one of the longest books I have taken to finish once I started, this book actually wasn’t all that long. I am used to reading modern fiction — the style of writing put me off of it, and made something that had such an interesting narrative feel opaque to me. However, when I started to make the effort to actually continue my reading, the book became incredibly light and easy to read. The descriptions of the scenery felt incredibly life-like, the passions that are aroused within the story told by Frankenstein are easy to feel, and the story itself was quite engaging.
There are also some interesting ideas that are raised here about consequences and responsibility. Frankenstein and his creation both are at fault for the events of the story — however, Frankenstein does, to his credit, take some level of accountability for his actions, while the monster does not. There were moments when I was sympathetic to the creature, but then with its immense capacity for rage taking over and causing it to commit monstrous acts that sympathy was repeatedly lost. The creature does not accept responsibility for its actions, does not seek to adapt to its miserable life, and then commits violence — this is a failure on itself, but also on its creator and the thoughtlessness that led him to create such a being.
There are so many more thoughts I could say about this book, but in short, I really enjoyed it. An almost perfect book, with my discomfort with the way the story was written and told making it slightly less than perfect for me.
There are also some interesting ideas that are raised here about consequences and responsibility. Frankenstein and his creation both are at fault for the events of the story — however, Frankenstein does, to his credit, take some level of accountability for his actions, while the monster does not. There were moments when I was sympathetic to the creature, but then with its immense capacity for rage taking over and causing it to commit monstrous acts that sympathy was repeatedly lost. The creature does not accept responsibility for its actions, does not seek to adapt to its miserable life, and then commits violence — this is a failure on itself, but also on its creator and the thoughtlessness that led him to create such a being.
There are so many more thoughts I could say about this book, but in short, I really enjoyed it. An almost perfect book, with my discomfort with the way the story was written and told making it slightly less than perfect for me.
weejman33's review against another edition
4.0
Listening to the free audiobook did this novel a great disservice.
cluttered_mind's review against another edition
dark
reflective
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
5.0
knihomila's review against another edition
4.0
ďalšia pútavá klasika, ktorá sa mi tento rok dostala pod ruku.
smutný príbeh spochybňujúci ľudskosť človeka a rozpráva o osamelosti a neprijatí spoločnosťou.
najkrajšie boli časti z pohľadu “monštra satanáša.” boli citlivé, zarmútené, úprimné a nepošpinené ľudskou zlobou.
smutný príbeh spochybňujúci ľudskosť človeka a rozpráva o osamelosti a neprijatí spoločnosťou.
najkrajšie boli časti z pohľadu “monštra satanáša.” boli citlivé, zarmútené, úprimné a nepošpinené ľudskou zlobou.