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emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
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Character
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Yes
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Complicated
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No
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Yes
Beautifully illustrates the struggle of what makes someone human and what makes someone a monster
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Racism, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder
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emotional
reflective
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A mix
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Complicated
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A classic that was far ahead of its time. It’s honestly incredible how true to life the ideas presented here are, despite being incredibly subversive for the time it was written.
One of the more interesting stories that use an unreliable narrator, given the multiple layers of narration within each other.I loved that we didn’t hear from the creature directly (since his story was told from Victor’s recollection, who is obviously biased) until the very end (and even then not directly because Walton, who has been influenced by Victor, is telling it).
Though sometimes I felt like Victor would reiterate the same points a bit too much in his narration, and some parts were a bit slow, I don’t have any major issues with the novel. Even then, I felt like there was a point to Victor constantly rehashing how miserable he was.
The prose is beautiful, and the dialogue, especially from the Creature, is striking. This is a book that 100% deserves its status as a classic.
One of the more interesting stories that use an unreliable narrator, given the multiple layers of narration within each other.
Though sometimes I felt like Victor would reiterate the same points a bit too much in his narration, and some parts were a bit slow, I don’t have any major issues with the novel. Even then, I felt like there was a point to Victor constantly rehashing how miserable he was.
The prose is beautiful, and the dialogue, especially from the Creature, is striking. This is a book that 100% deserves its status as a classic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Moderate: Incest, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent
Minor: Racism, Islamophobia
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mysterious
tense
slow-paced
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Character
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No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicide
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Murder
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
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Character
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Complicated
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Complicated
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No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked how the story explores the themes of ambition,loneliness and moral responsibility as Frankestein created a living being (monster) which mirrors him and this led to tragic consequences. It is slow placed but thought provoking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Okay so the boredom and sadness this book is making me feel are OVERWHELMING. I was gonna pause it but now I think I will just put it away forever. The pressure that I felt to read this because it was a gothic classic was pretty large. It is just not interesting to me though. I got to the mark where the monster is beginning to tell his story and I am SO BORED. I’m even listening to the audiobook while looking at the physical book and highlighting parts that interest me. I think Mary Shelley’s writing style is fine but the content is too death filled, sadness inspiring, and honestly, uninspiring to me personally. Bye Frankenstein. 😵💫🤧
I saw a review that said that Hell Has One Book and it’s Frankenstein. That aligns with how I’m feeling right now.
I saw a review that said that Hell Has One Book and it’s Frankenstein. That aligns with how I’m feeling right now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Body horror
challenging
dark
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Gore, Incest
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Murder
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
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Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a powerful and poignant fable about the dangers of creation. Surprisingly small at a mere 200 or so pages and with stripped-down, archetypal characters, I think Frankenstein succeeds not in spite of but because of this simplicity. The focus of the book is on the philosophical terror of creating life and then having no control over it, of realizing your mistakes too late and having no easy way to fix them. I was able to both hate and sympathize with Frankenstein and his monster.
In our modern world, with DNA editing, artificial intelligence and all sorts of biological and technological developments, I think the book’s message is as relevant today as it was in 1818.
In our modern world, with DNA editing, artificial intelligence and all sorts of biological and technological developments, I think the book’s message is as relevant today as it was in 1818.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Grief, Stalking
Minor: Body horror, Colonisation
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reflective
slow-paced
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No
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No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a beautifully crafted novel; the themes explored still hold up today. I was mostly interested in Shelley's use of nature in the narrative, but Frankenstein is such a layered story that I will definitely read it again. One small episode that shows that this is a 19th-century text: Safie's orientalist portrayal was definitely stuck in its time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another one with the journaling/letter writing. Unintentional running theme going on here.
I enjoyed this more than I enjoyed Dracula, to be honest. #justiceforthemonster
I enjoyed this more than I enjoyed Dracula, to be honest. #justiceforthemonster
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death, Violence