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Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

3.86 AVERAGE


Although I haven’t read a lot of horror novels, this as the first one that actually filled me with real TERROR. It was little difficult to get into but at around page 80 I found I couldn’t put it down. Definitely a banger!

I think I may have attempted to read this ages ago? But I listened to Dan Stevens narrate it, and he did a marvelous job. This was much sadder and darker and less scary than I was expecting, but it was very beautiful. Shelley did a remarkable job. 
adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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(read for critical writing, loved it. it’s so wonderful when classics remains bangers.)


always an angel
never a god
dark emotional mysterious 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