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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

141 reviews

fujiopples's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

exposition is good. however, TOO much exposition is not, which is unfortunately what this book suffers from. absolutely nothing is left to the imagination. i would still suggest reading this if you haven't bc of it's importance as one of the first sci-fi novels, and if you like a lot of explanation than this book is perfect for you!

(ps: frankenstein and clerval were kinda fruity)

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starfr0g's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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byerduas's review against another edition

4.5

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

The way every adaptation of this book completely missed the point is actually heartbreaking.

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tuesdayswithregan's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

If you’re looking for a book that describes a descent into madness (or you’re just looking for a book to help with your AP lit exam), I highly recommend this book.

I find it pretty ironic that the “Frankenstein” we are most familiar with today is given to the creature, while the original book follows the main character- a human named Victor Frankenstein. I think it shows that we all have the potential to be monsters of our own. Because in a sense, Victor can be seen as a monster. Though, I see him more as a product of his own failure.

Mary Shelley does a wonderful job of incorporating society and societal expectations into the book, enough that it makes you realize that the world we see today is no different. Beauty is a theme brought up within the book quite a lot, and the book analyzes the full spectrum of beauty.

The creature’s request for Victor to create a woman as ugly as him shows that only someone who feels or is the exact same as you can love you… Freudianism? In my book?

Nonetheless, this was a wonderful read. The unreliability of Victor as a narrator might seem vague, but the story does no secret of revealing his bias.

You’re unsure of if even Victor’s recount of his encounter with the creature on the mountain is biased or the truth.

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egganimates's review against another edition

3.0

dark 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: Complicated

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mimidelrey's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

really enjoyed, truly terrifying, Gothic, and great use of Romantic themes. Love the Frankenstein and Prometheus parallels.

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bookishlucy's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

I absolutely loved this book! I really enjoyed the way it was told. The letters to Waldman's sister really set the tone for the rest of the book and I loved how it pulled the story together at the start and the end. I'm glad we got to see the perspective of Frankenstein's creature but I was really looking forward to seeing the process of creating it. It makes perfect sense in the way the story is told why Victor won't disclose his process but I was still hoping we'd get some details.

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