Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

62 reviews

niles_reads's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

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I hate the author, I hate the book, I hate the fact I know how to read, I hate that I relate to the monster so much, I hate the ending, I HATE Victor Frankenstein and every other human in the book!

This book shattered me in ways I didn't think were possible. Waterfalls after waterfalls fell from my eyes. My heart squeezed with sadness and cried out in despair when I read the last sentence!
After everything the monster went through, to let the story end with that, is a sin itself.

Shame on you, Mrs. Shelley! I hope you're satisfied with the despair you caused!

Also, the story's gay as hell.

4.99 stars, since I won't forgive her for the ending…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

lexi_charles's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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Nothing in this review should take away from the fact that the story is a remarkable accomplishment for a very young woman writing in a past era. That said, I think the Gothic genre as a whole has aged poorly. There's not a single likable character in the book, just men/monsters who create their own problems, draw innocent victims into their revenge drama, and then engage in long, self-pitying monologues. Potentially interesting plot points are glossed over. There's a high body count of side characters who are never fully developed and sometimes merely seem to die of "the sads." Entire dissertations could (and likely have) been written over the monster's immediate and almost overriding obsession with needing a mate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder

gxuosi's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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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oh to become wretched at the hands of your own maker, in the absence of affection, and in the continued excommunication from anyone else

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Murder

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Colonisation, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

hooraeitsmeme's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous 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

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder

lucyelizzxo_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark tense 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 horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

aceofcryptids's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Honestly I liked this version a lot better than the various abridged versions I’ve read in the past. I have a lot more thoughts but they are hard to put into words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

kayskates's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Gore, Incest, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Classism

Minor: Body horror, Suicide attempt

i_hate_grrr's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Gore, Incest

savannalyman's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Grief