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Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
I have been wanting to Frankenstien for a while, not because I particularly like gothic horror (I don't) but because it is part of our literary heritage and pop culture to the point of almost being folk loric.
Then, an opportunity to take part in a readalong presented itself. A readalong is like a bookclub, but you all read the book together and 'check in' at agreed intervals, so you discover the book together. It was so much fun.
Not only that, but we did it using the Audrey audiobook app. The audiobook comes with a guide written by someone with a deep understanding and appreciation for the text. It's like having the best English lit lesson, but you don't have to write an essay afterwards. For instance, the bit in guide that stood out for me was an explanation of racial attitudes of the time. I would have read the text completely differently had I not known that bit of contextual information.
Were it not for the factors outlined above I don't think I would have made it through because this is a bleak tale or fable warning against hubris, not pushing science so far that we do more harm than good, appreciating what you have not what you want (living in the moment) and what it is to be a parent.
Although this book was heartbreaking, it is a classic, and I am so glad to have read it and with such a lovely bunch of thoughtful people
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Classism
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Moderate: Gore, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Islamophobia
Minor: Religious bigotry