Reviews tagging 'Death'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

466 reviews

julells's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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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Ein ewiger, poetisch umschriebener Wettkampf, wer am meisten leidet und wessen Schuld es ist.
Ein absolutes Muss für alle, die Klassiker lieben, für alle anderen wahrscheinlich etwas anstrengend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

obi_wan_kenobook's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Die Idee: ja!
Stilistische Umsetzung: Nicht 100% überzeugend.
Ohne Interesse daran herauszufinden, warum dies ein Klassiker ist, hätte ich es wahrscheinlich nicht fertig gelesen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent

jewels_pg's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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A good book for a dark and stormy night, however if you are reading this because you love the movies, I would suggest reading something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs

riverofhorton's review against another edition

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I decided to DNF this particular version simply because I discovered this to be the heavily edited 1831 version, and I would rather read the original 1818 version.

That said, I was enjoying it up to that discovery and as such will be purchasing and reading a copy of the 1818 text at some point in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

c_alexander's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent

mr_d8a's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective 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: Complicated

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Fascinating concept. The language of the story is very high society and somewhat to flowery for a reader some 200 years removed. If there were a translation that was more readable it might be better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

tsumugiaoba's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this is still so good 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

timmytunter's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

chale19's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

anastaziamie's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Death, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury