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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
medium-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
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
I don't know how to describe this book. It has really surprised me in a good way.
I thought, as the majority of people who have only watched the movies or just heard about the "monster" called Frankenstein, which was a horrific creature who lived just to be violent and scary. I got this book because it is a horror classic, but I was wrong, and I loved the book.
First, that "monster" is not called Frankenstein, that name belongs to the scientist who created and gave life to the being. Then, the creature is just scary by his physique, but not by his soul. Since he opened his eyes for the first time, his creator felt rejection by his horrible shape and decided to abandon him.
This being had to grow up learning by himself how to live. In his entire life, he needed, begged, and sought love and affection. He endeavoured for learning the human language on his own just to talk to the human family which he had been watching for a long time, but when he finally achieved the moment to talk with them, he again got rejection.
All this hate came from all the people he knew in his way, made an abominable perspective of himself, treating himself as a "poor wretched", "miserable", "stupid", and a mountain of negative features to describe his gloomy life.
This history has for me reached a big place in my mind and heart because I've been that wretched creature, and I think that we all, perhaps, have felt this way; rejected by a group, our family, people whom we considered as our friends. Perhaps, we all have tried to change our way of being only to fit and belong to a community. Perhaps, we all sought love and affection, but just didn't get it.
I felt so sad for this miserable being that I had to stop reading many times to process what was happening and to empathize and reflect on his pain. This review is too short compared to all the things that I have to say about this book.
This is, with no doubt, my favourite book.
I thought, as the majority of people who have only watched the movies or just heard about the "monster" called Frankenstein, which was a horrific creature who lived just to be violent and scary. I got this book because it is a horror classic, but I was wrong, and I loved the book.
First, that "monster" is not called Frankenstein, that name belongs to the scientist who created and gave life to the being. Then, the creature is just scary by his physique, but not by his soul. Since he opened his eyes for the first time, his creator felt rejection by his horrible shape and decided to abandon him.
This being had to grow up learning by himself how to live. In his entire life, he needed, begged, and sought love and affection. He endeavoured for learning the human language on his own just to talk to the human family which he had been watching for a long time, but when he finally achieved the moment to talk with them, he again got rejection.
All this hate came from all the people he knew in his way, made an abominable perspective of himself, treating himself as a "poor wretched", "miserable", "stupid", and a mountain of negative features to describe his gloomy life.
This history has for me reached a big place in my mind and heart because I've been that wretched creature, and I think that we all, perhaps, have felt this way; rejected by a group, our family, people whom we considered as our friends. Perhaps, we all have tried to change our way of being only to fit and belong to a community. Perhaps, we all sought love and affection, but just didn't get it.
I felt so sad for this miserable being that I had to stop reading many times to process what was happening and to empathize and reflect on his pain. This review is too short compared to all the things that I have to say about this book.
This is, with no doubt, my favourite book.
What can I say?
Frankenstein is an absolute timeless classic and for good reason.
Criticizing the scientific hubris of man, not to mention the entitlement and lack of responsibility for ones actions, just never goes out of style.
This is my 3rd (?) reading of the text, but what struck me this time was the comedy of Victor Frankenstein.
He makes a man out of corpses, for some ungodly reason makes him like 9 feet tall, then when it comes to life he is somehow surprised at its hideousness.
He simply flees the scene and expects.... what exactly?
It's so absurd.
I am always struck by how pathetic, unreasonable, and illogical Frankenstein is and always so heartbroken by the experiences of our poor Creature.
There is always something to be gleaned from this book no matter how many times I read it.
A must read!
Frankenstein is an absolute timeless classic and for good reason.
Criticizing the scientific hubris of man, not to mention the entitlement and lack of responsibility for ones actions, just never goes out of style.
This is my 3rd (?) reading of the text, but what struck me this time was the comedy of Victor Frankenstein.
He makes a man out of corpses, for some ungodly reason makes him like 9 feet tall, then when it comes to life he is somehow surprised at its hideousness.
He simply flees the scene and expects.... what exactly?
It's so absurd.
I am always struck by how pathetic, unreasonable, and illogical Frankenstein is and always so heartbroken by the experiences of our poor Creature.
There is always something to be gleaned from this book no matter how many times I read it.
A must read!
mysterious
reflective
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
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Whilst adventurous in its day and providing the foundation of modern-day science fiction, this latter aspect is far less expanded on than its legacy would have you believe. Instead it offers an insight into complex issues such as; belonging, love, hate, revenge and justice. Posing questions whose answers are open to the interpretation of the reader.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
My most favourite 19th century literature. Mary Shelley, what a woman! (Despite the whole losing her virginity on her mothers grave and carrying around her husband’s calcified heart but who doesn’t love an edgy mad woman). Every character in this novel is genuinely horrible and all in all not good people but also somehow very relatable?
I get why this is a classic, especially as it was unique at the time, but I didn't love it. Victor is entirely insufferable, it felt like we didn't see enough of the creation of the creature or of his actions afterwards that led to the creature being able to flee and start living his own life. Also I really didn't understand the need or the point of the story of the "Arabian" with the family who lived in the cottage. It seemed very random, was very hard to follow and understand in the audiobook, and added nothing to the story except a bit of racism maybe?
I also wasn't fully on board with the way the story was told, the captain writing letters to his sister where he's like "I'm telling you that Victor told me that the creature told him that xyz..." It seemed very convoluted! I'm glad I read it because it's interesting to see the classic of the genre that let to so many horror and sci-fi books and tropes, but honestly it was mid.
I also wasn't fully on board with the way the story was told, the captain writing letters to his sister where he's like "I'm telling you that Victor told me that the creature told him that xyz..." It seemed very convoluted! I'm glad I read it because it's interesting to see the classic of the genre that let to so many horror and sci-fi books and tropes, but honestly it was mid.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense