Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley

122 reviews

riverofhorton's review against another edition

I decided to DNF this particular version simply because I discovered this to be the heavily edited 1831 version, and I would rather read the original 1818 version.

That said, I was enjoying it up to that discovery and as such will be purchasing and reading a copy of the 1818 text at some point in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Death of parent, Colonisation, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexism, Animal death, Classism, Death, Stalking, Infertility, Pedophilia, and Slavery

terrortwilight's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Stalking

livelaughomo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Incest and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism and Animal death

c_alexander's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Grief, Abandonment, and Body shaming

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Body horror

Minor: Confinement and Death of parent

mr_d8a's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Fascinating concept. The language of the story is very high society and somewhat to flowery for a reader some 200 years removed. If there were a translation that was more readable it might be better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Classism, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

anastaziamie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Death, and Incest

Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death

bamou's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

made me think

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

warlockdorian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Ableism, Classism, Grief, Violence, Bullying, Animal death, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

pbella3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Child death

rileyyy02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Mary Shelley is my ancestor! I read this book when I was younger so it felt slow at the time but it’s a good story about humanity

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Medical content, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Stalking, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder