Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

7 reviews

apocalypsearisen's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing

littleyorkshirepudding's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

ekgranstro's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

approx37bugz's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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i would have given it 5 stars but i hated the ending :/// why can't they just be happy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content

lunarblazes's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

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i think this is one of the better books i've been forced to read in school. it's incredibly atmospheric and its moral quandaries are truly compelling. i think about victor frankenstein and the creature a ton, as well as everyone caught in the blast zone of whatever fucked up dynamic they have going on. the framing device is so cool, it preserves tension really well. the main flaw with this book is how goddamn long it is. shelley probably needed an editor or something because by the time we get to three different exhaustive life stories in one letter (thanks to red from osp for that description) it starts to drag a little. i am shocked i don't see more people talk about the ending to this book. i think it was what stuck with me the most. i'd recommend a read if you've never given it a shot! it mostly lives up to the hype if you're willing to wade through dense victorian-era language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

sirenricobooks's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

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I began reading this book thinking that it was going to be a great read, and for me, it wasn’t.  It was just okay.  I had trouble connecting with the characters.  I generally disliked Victor Frankenstein, because he never thought about the consequences of his actions or how the Monster would react to life.  Thus, the Monster has terrible and vile behavior due to his creator’s lack of foresight in his work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Stalking, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Body horror