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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment
Minor: Body horror
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While the theme and subject are timeless, insightful and powerful, the style struck me as a bit dated compared to other works of the same period.
That makes the book slightly less entertaining than I thought; despite that, I was moved by many a line and the read was certainly interesting. Do read this classic!
That makes the book slightly less entertaining than I thought; despite that, I was moved by many a line and the read was certainly interesting. Do read this classic!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Classism
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
If you’re looking for a book that describes a descent into madness (or you’re just looking for a book to help with your AP lit exam), I highly recommend this book.
I find it pretty ironic that the “Frankenstein” we are most familiar with today is given to the creature, while the original book follows the main character- a human named Victor Frankenstein. I think it shows that we all have the potential to be monsters of our own. Because in a sense, Victor can be seen as a monster. Though, I see him more as a product of his own failure.
Mary Shelley does a wonderful job of incorporating society and societal expectations into the book, enough that it makes you realize that the world we see today is no different. Beauty is a theme brought up within the book quite a lot, and the book analyzes the full spectrum of beauty.The creature’s request for Victor to create a woman as ugly as him shows that only someone who feels or is the exact same as you can love you… Freudianism? In my book?
Nonetheless, this was a wonderful read. The unreliability of Victor as a narrator might seem vague, but the story does no secret of revealing his bias.You’re unsure of if even Victor’s recount of his encounter with the creature on the mountain is biased or the truth.
I find it pretty ironic that the “Frankenstein” we are most familiar with today is given to the creature, while the original book follows the main character- a human named Victor Frankenstein. I think it shows that we all have the potential to be monsters of our own. Because in a sense, Victor can be seen as a monster. Though, I see him more as a product of his own failure.
Mary Shelley does a wonderful job of incorporating society and societal expectations into the book, enough that it makes you realize that the world we see today is no different. Beauty is a theme brought up within the book quite a lot, and the book analyzes the full spectrum of beauty.
Nonetheless, this was a wonderful read. The unreliability of Victor as a narrator might seem vague, but the story does no secret of revealing his bias.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Incest
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Aunque se trata de una versión abreviada, me queda la sensación de que condensa muy bien la historia original, con su tono y trama intactos. Tiene el añadido del contexto histórico para los chavales y de las ilustraciones de Luis Miguez.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death
dark
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Incest, Medical content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Grief
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Body horror
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don’t feel the need to say too much because we are all aware of this story, however, i wasn’t truly aware of just how deeply it would move me. This was one of the most beautifully tragic books I’ve read to date, and may have just pushed The Picture of Dorian Gray out of its first place position of literature in my heart.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Murder
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A gothic horror classic, to call it science fiction isn’t fitting I believe, as the focus is more on frankensteins hubris than the science of the creation. Full of atmosphere and lots of moody introspection, drags in the first third but picks up once the creation takes more of a central role
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Murder
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
really enjoyed, truly terrifying, Gothic, and great use of Romantic themes. Love the Frankenstein and Prometheus parallels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Classism
Moderate: Incest, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture