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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

249 reviews

felofhe's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism

carodunn's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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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This book is a masterpiece. Mary Shelley wrote this at 18!!! She was such a revolutionary in her writing, especially since this work spurred the creation of the science fiction genre. Throughout the book we get glimpses of the 18 year old girl behind the masterpiece, such as, in Elizabeth’s letters to Victor, asking if he still loved her and wanted to marry her since he had been gone for so long. Like, that is so 18 year old girl of her. 

This was such a deep dive into the nuances of morality and the relationship between creation and creator, the inherent (immoral) bias and “othering” of those who don’t look like us, as well as dealing with the consequences of vain attempts at glory. She is brilliant. 

Besides that, this book is the definition of “f*ck around and find out” and Victor sure as heck found out. This is my third read of this book academically, and I love it so much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent

simmich429's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense medium-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

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment

mobymaize's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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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Yeah, I mean it's fucking Frankenstein, like you got to read it. It is the first sci-fi novel, of course you have to read it. ALSO READ THE 1818 VERSION, IT'S A LOT BETTER.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

barda's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Murder

stindex's review against another edition

3.25

dark sad tense slow-paced

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

kierank's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Transgender awakening 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia

laestaci's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment