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dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Injury/Injury detail
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
and the worst father of the year award goes to…!
yeah so i think i would have rated this 5 stars if not for the incest. unfortunately it did get extremely distracting, especially during the last bit of the book (he legit would talk about elizabeth being his cousin/sister in every other fucking sentence). frankenstein’s monster had the best chapters, his account & ending monologue were great. i loved the themes and unreliable narration.
yeah so i think i would have rated this 5 stars if not for the incest. unfortunately it did get extremely distracting, especially during the last bit of the book (he legit would talk about elizabeth being his cousin/sister in every other fucking sentence). frankenstein’s monster had the best chapters, his account & ending monologue were great. i loved the themes and unreliable narration.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Incest, Grief, Murder
Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent
dark
tense
fast-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
Modern Prometheus is a title worthy of this book and is an intriguing and quick read. Did an English study on the play and I'm glad that I enjoyed the book as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abandonment
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death
I get why this is a classic, especially as it was unique at the time, but I didn't love it. Victor is entirely insufferable, it felt like we didn't see enough of the creation of the creature or of his actions afterwards that led to the creature being able to flee and start living his own life. Also I really didn't understand the need or the point of the story of the "Arabian" with the family who lived in the cottage. It seemed very random, was very hard to follow and understand in the audiobook, and added nothing to the story except a bit of racism maybe?
I also wasn't fully on board with the way the story was told, the captain writing letters to his sister where he's like "I'm telling you that Victor told me that the creature told him that xyz..." It seemed very convoluted! I'm glad I read it because it's interesting to see the classic of the genre that let to so many horror and sci-fi books and tropes, but honestly it was mid.
I also wasn't fully on board with the way the story was told, the captain writing letters to his sister where he's like "I'm telling you that Victor told me that the creature told him that xyz..." It seemed very convoluted! I'm glad I read it because it's interesting to see the classic of the genre that let to so many horror and sci-fi books and tropes, but honestly it was mid.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Classism
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Murder
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love this book to bits. I see why it’s a classic, it keeps aging like the finest of wines. And as time progresses, I’m sure this book will still hold up
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Murder
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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
I really wanted to enjoy this book because it's a classic and so many people have been inspired by it. However, it was a slow read. The word "countenance" was overused (I wouldn't be surprised if it averaged to on every page). Dr. Frankenstein is definitely the monster in this story, as I'd heard before reading it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse