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emotional
reflective
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tense
fast-paced
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Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Classism
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FIRST OF ALL, THE SPEAKER??? I love his voice so, so, SO much. Felt asleep while listening to his voice sometimes as it is very soothing, but he conveys the atmosphere very accurately and I just uhm loved the experience
this book is beautifully written :O It's so impressive to me that Shelley wrote this at such a young age!!!
Though it had its lengths and was much darker than my usual reads, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. It really made me reflect on ethics, accountability, empathy and ambition and, well, many more topics. Also very interesting read through an anthropological lens if you ask yourself: is the monster human? If not, what exactly disqualifies him?
I still don't know yet, but he seems pretty human to me, just a little more limitless.
My favourite part, though, are the different perspectives that we are given. I could definitely understand Frankenstein and his creature equally and felt with both of them. I think this book does a really great job at portraying the motives, desires and needs of humans and how a lack of care and love will eventually lead to violence and crime.
Also, funny story: I was actually listening to this story partly during a trip to the city Mainz. And who do you think travelled along the rhine through Mainz as well? I fucking adored the descriptions of the mountains and the old castles next to the river. Very gloomy atmosphere that really fitted my own thoughts on the train ride and the overall setting of the book.
Oh AND I absolutely adore the characters. They are lovely, full of life and each one of them had something tender and beautiful about them. Made the book pretty sad, but that's not really a surprise. It also made the book a lot lighter and balanced out the difficult themes.
Only thing that annoyed me was the frequent use of the word "busen" hahshshs, but that's just a me problem I guess. She used the world "gay" often as well tho, so who knows 🤠(just joking, I'm sleep deprived rn and it shows)
Okay that's alllll, I'm too tired to correct my spelling and grammar so thank you for your forgiveness :>
this book is beautifully written :O It's so impressive to me that Shelley wrote this at such a young age!!!
Though it had its lengths and was much darker than my usual reads, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. It really made me reflect on ethics, accountability, empathy and ambition and, well, many more topics. Also very interesting read through an anthropological lens if you ask yourself: is the monster human? If not, what exactly disqualifies him?
I still don't know yet, but he seems pretty human to me, just a little more limitless.
My favourite part, though, are the different perspectives that we are given. I could definitely understand Frankenstein and his creature equally and felt with both of them. I think this book does a really great job at portraying the motives, desires and needs of humans and how a lack of care and love will eventually lead to violence and crime.
Also, funny story: I was actually listening to this story partly during a trip to the city Mainz. And who do you think travelled along the rhine through Mainz as well? I fucking adored the descriptions of the mountains and the old castles next to the river. Very gloomy atmosphere that really fitted my own thoughts on the train ride and the overall setting of the book.
Oh AND I absolutely adore the characters. They are lovely, full of life and each one of them had something tender and beautiful about them. Made the book pretty sad, but that's not really a surprise. It also made the book a lot lighter and balanced out the difficult themes.
Only thing that annoyed me was the frequent use of the word "busen" hahshshs, but that's just a me problem I guess. She used the world "gay" often as well tho, so who knows 🤠(just joking, I'm sleep deprived rn and it shows)
Okay that's alllll, I'm too tired to correct my spelling and grammar so thank you for your forgiveness :>
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
Moderate: Stalking, Fire/Fire injury
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
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A mix
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Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Victor Frankenstein: chill the fuck out - impossible challenge.
The Creature is a compelling look into the consequences of parental and societal reject.
The Creature is a compelling look into the consequences of parental and societal reject.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent
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mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
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Character
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Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fantastic story, with so many ideas and themes being conveyed and explored. The plot meanders a touch a times, and there are some repetitive moments, but overall a fantastic read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abandonment
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read it a while ago. I thought it was actually pretty good, enjoyed that it went into a deep dive of perspectives and wrapped them all up nicely with a bow. So good!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest, Violence
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I can't believe I finally found another classic I love besides The Picture of Dorian Grey, this was so unexpected!
I absolutely loved the writing, the beauty of it definitely made up for how confusing the story got sometimes... But yeah I really loved the writing, it's some of the best writing I have read in a while!
Not usually a big fan of classics, eventho I read quite a decent amount of them, but I highly recommend this one!
I absolutely loved the writing, the beauty of it definitely made up for how confusing the story got sometimes... But yeah I really loved the writing, it's some of the best writing I have read in a while!
Not usually a big fan of classics, eventho I read quite a decent amount of them, but I highly recommend this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying
adventurous
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mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
dark
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Honestly I liked this version a lot better than the various abridged versions I’ve read in the past. I have a lot more thoughts but they are hard to put into words.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail