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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

40 reviews

brycestevenwilley's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Better than I thought it would be, beautifully written and interesting themes, but just a little too long at times, I didn't really need the 5 page description of the Alps.

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parisreads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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bill369's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this book for the Classics Reading Challenge.

The complexity of Frankenstein's monster is hands down one of the best aspects of this book. I like his development and how he's becoming more human throughout the book. I believe the author did manage to make the reader feel for him. After all, he was just misunderstood and needed love.

Page 52, calm mind.

Dokonalý člověk má vždy zachovat klidnou a pokojnou mysl a nikdy nemá připustit, aby vášeň nebo pomíjivá touha porušily jeho pohodu. Ani vědecké bádání nemá být podle mého názoru výjimkou z tohoto pravidla. Jestliže studium, kterému se člověk věnuje, vede k oslabení přátelských vztahů a prostých radostí, v nichž nemá být ani stopa bolesti, pak je toto studium určitě nesprávné a pro lidskou mysl nevhodné.

I hoped for a happier ending, but it wasn't bad.

I'm glad I read this book.

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elspethmigliore's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I absolutely loved this story. There are so many things wrong with it, which is exactly the point and the prime reason I loved it so much.

definitely reread material ✅

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rory_john14's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark emotional 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

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anisyrah's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ssoriano's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Surprisingly good. The writing and structure of the book were beautiful. You could see Romanticism in the novel as Shelley links man and his emotions to nature and its beauty. Since it was my first time encountering such a format, I'd feel bored with the long passages of nature, places, and other sceneries. But when I got to the ending, I realized that all these descriptions were vital to the overall story of Frankenstein's Monster, Victor Frankenstein, and even Robert Walton. In terms of horror, death, and despair, this book had a lot in store. We'd see Victor journey into madness and despair as his "Creation"

killed all of his loved ones and hopes of a good future

. At the same time, we'd see the monster deal with love and loneliness and eventually turn from good to evil. The story also had many parallelisms between the three characters mentioned above, and it was like an aha moment when I concluded reading the book. I would definitely re-read this novel.

P.S. Despite the greatness of the story, I still believe Victor Frankenstein is a selfish coward

who does not own up to his creation, his actions, and his choices

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