32.1k reviews for:

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

3.86 AVERAGE

frankie3's review against another edition

5.0

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oh my godddddd ddfhdidyf incredible another favorite book of all time

took a second to get into but once i did !! begging victor to just GIVE THE MONSTER A FUCKING HUG

i had to drag out the last 15 pages because i just… i knew what would happen but i didn’t want it to happen
:( sad heartbroken so misunderstood

ldoherty669's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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very readable classic. victor frankenstein is INCREDIBLY frustrating and everything that happens is his own dang fault

conorpittman's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wata_fak's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very depressing. #enemiestolovers

roguenin's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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what i expected to have been a manifesto of genius by a selfish, cruel man, turned out to be a study of the definition of humanity and it's many complex aspects. 
the movies i have thusfar watched based off this story, do the original text no justice. whereas usually this story is told as a horror, a thriller, a monster story; the original is a timeless masterpiece that challenges one's understanding of humanity, morality and revenge. is a monster defined that way due to his actions, his appearance, or do his decisions and opinions weigh heavier? or is it a sickly amalgamation of all of it combined? is a human able to be defined by the same standards? 

this was a masterpiece and so heartwrenchingly pure and raw that few books i tried have reached.
safe to say I loved it, but id even go as far as saying that i think this has become a new favourite of mine. 

maya_bee's review against another edition

4.0

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Sexism never stops. Although the introduction accepts that Mary Shelley was genius writer , they still spend almost half the introduction talking about her husband and his role in her writing... And even when they acknowledge credits has too often been given to Percy, they spend the next sentences talking about him.

fredrikws's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

koneku's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mcurth13's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

piranesimrl's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective tense 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