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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
slow-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
For as iconic of a story as this is, I thought this was incredibly mid. Victor Frankenstein is an insufferable character, which made this a real slog to get through. The middle third of the book was leaps and bounds better than the first and last, and it’s that piece that makes this book a 3 star read for me.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t read anything this old in like a decade so I have nothing to compare it to, but I didn’t think the prose was anything special either. I will say it was interesting to learn how different the OG story is from its contemporary retellings. And I do think the forthcoming movie, which is supposedly staying close to this source material, has the potential to better than the book if its just the straight up plot and not the story-within-a-story structure that this is. I just really can’t stand Victor.
I can appreciate the impact it’s had on literature and horror, but honestly, I wouldn’t recommend unless you genuinely enjoy reading classics. It’s back to works from the 20th and 21st centuries for me!
Maybe it’s because I haven’t read anything this old in like a decade so I have nothing to compare it to, but I didn’t think the prose was anything special either. I will say it was interesting to learn how different the OG story is from its contemporary retellings. And I do think the forthcoming movie, which is supposedly staying close to this source material, has the potential to better than the book if its just the straight up plot and not the story-within-a-story structure that this is. I just really can’t stand Victor.
I can appreciate the impact it’s had on literature and horror, but honestly, I wouldn’t recommend unless you genuinely enjoy reading classics. It’s back to works from the 20th and 21st centuries for me!
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-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
Picked up to reread at the same time as my students, couldn't keep the pace while also balancing new reads and revising materials. Continued to dip in and out of chapters, but no more "every page, every word" beyond this point.
adventurous
dark
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
A classic in every sense. Gothic prose evoking beauty and terror in equal measure.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Transcurre mucho tiempo antes de que la mente humana pueda convencerse de que la persona a quien se ve todos los días, y cuya simple existencia parece parte de la nuestra, se ha ido para siempre; pasa mucho tiempo antes de que podamos convencernos de que la mirada brillante de un ser amado se ha apagado para siempre y de que el sonido de una voz familiar y querida se ha acallado definitivamente, y nunca más volverá a escucharse".
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated