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challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read Frankenstein for school, and I think that really helped me love this book even more. The more I work with and analyze this book, the more I can appreciate its themes and complexities. It's written in endless layers, it's almost impossible to dig through them all. One of my favourites.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny, Colonisation
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
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
The book includes the two "ghost" stories written at the same castle holiday, by Lord Byron and Dr. John Polidori. Both are vampiric in nature, with Byron's story actually influencing Polidori's story, which is more explicitly about vampires. So a surprising spooky two for one deal here, with the original Frankenstein story and some early vampires.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Islamophobia
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Murder