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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
-pretty solid book actually, real sad. a good commentary about society and empathy
- narration was good except for the fact that victor is such a self absorbed douche
this book solidified that i am not into classics and they put me in month long reading slumps.
catch me reading this book for a MONTH. it was crazy
it was nice to finally read this cult classic and i do have to say that the monster was a really well constructed character. shelley has a unique writing style and it was good, just not my favorite. it wasn’t addictive or anything special it was just interesting. solid 7/10
- narration was good except for the fact that victor is such a self absorbed douche
this book solidified that i am not into classics and they put me in month long reading slumps.
catch me reading this book for a MONTH. it was crazy
it was nice to finally read this cult classic and i do have to say that the monster was a really well constructed character. shelley has a unique writing style and it was good, just not my favorite. it wasn’t addictive or anything special it was just interesting. solid 7/10
he deserved a name, viktor 💔.
the being discovered what the moon and birds are for the first time! he was enlightened by humans. he read books on books and hid in a hut until he learned enough about humanity to want to converse with the family he wanted to get love from. he was innocent and pure and just wanted to experience comfort and he wanted to belong somewhere. anywhere.
he SAID “Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.” … LIKE BAABYYYY!!!!
the being discovered what the moon and birds are for the first time! he was enlightened by humans. he read books on books and hid in a hut until he learned enough about humanity to want to converse with the family he wanted to get love from. he was innocent and pure and just wanted to experience comfort and he wanted to belong somewhere. anywhere.
he SAID “Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.” … LIKE BAABYYYY!!!!
“I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.” couldn’t someone hold his hand. he didn’t deserve any of those rejections , he didn’t know how painful it would be to get rejected , he didn’t know why he was getting shot at after saving somebody from drowning. AHHHH!!!!
“The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me: when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathised in their joys.” little buddy just wanted to be shown an ounce of care or affection from that family he was observing for days on days to educate himself on what he might be. MY FRIGGEN SHAYLA!! my lost and unloved wanderer. he learned language for them.
“I am alone and miserable: man will not associate with me.” i am devastated . i don’t feel the need to ever want to insert myself in any type of books , sometimes i yell things in my head that i want the characters to hear when im bothered but never do i want to physically go inside the book and just have a conversation with somebody. i FELT so much for the creation and i just wanted to jump inside and tell him that he is not a ‘wretch.’ he is not a ‘monster’ or a ‘demon.’ not a ‘fiend’ or ‘abortion’. he was supposed to be a son and he was supposed to be shown love.
his actions later were brutal because he finally thought that he might as well be what everybody believed him to be and maybe that’s who he was MEANT to be all along. but that’s not TRUEEE! nobody showed him the truth. nobody recognized his pain or tried to hear him out ever. he was just abandoned and thrown disgust at by the same man who gave him humanity to begin with. even after he begged , he was refused and just treated with plain horror.
he isn’t horrific — he’s a mirror of every broken thing we refuse to care for, every soul we discard before understanding. he loved before he hated. he hoped before he hurt. he deserved tenderness. he deserved a hand to hold, a place to rest, a chance to exist without being feared.
his actions later were brutal because he finally thought that he might as well be what everybody believed him to be and maybe that’s who he was MEANT to be all along. but that’s not TRUEEE! nobody showed him the truth. nobody recognized his pain or tried to hear him out ever. he was just abandoned and thrown disgust at by the same man who gave him humanity to begin with. even after he begged , he was refused and just treated with plain horror.
he isn’t horrific — he’s a mirror of every broken thing we refuse to care for, every soul we discard before understanding. he loved before he hated. he hoped before he hurt. he deserved tenderness. he deserved a hand to hold, a place to rest, a chance to exist without being feared.
i hate you v*ktor fr*nkstein.
he deserved a name, and not the one the world gave him, but the one you refused to.
he deserved a name, and not the one the world gave him, but the one you refused to.
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mary shelley congrats on inventing scifi as well as creating the most annoying protagonist of all time. let it be known i am a #CreatureSympathizer through and through and always have been. however he is stronger than me because if i ever encountered victor frankenstein IRL i’d merc his pathetic ass on sight. i’ll see you in HELL you stupid bitch
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Creo que tome este libro con muchas expectativas y me dejó corta.
Solo tengo para destacar “La casa del Juez” como el relato que más me gustó; un tanto predecible pero me entretuvo.
Solo tengo para destacar “La casa del Juez” como el relato que más me gustó; un tanto predecible pero me entretuvo.
dark
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
I didn't much care for anyone in this. Frankenstein spent a large portion of the book moaning about how miserable he was, yet was the cause of his own misery by creating 'the monster' and then abandoning his creation to poverty, loneliness and misery.
The monster, of course, turns to violent actions, having been spurned by every person he came across and beaten and generally treated horribly. I didn't care for either character, and didn't sympathise for their situation at all.
I found the book very tedious, for being so short (less than 200 pages). There are long descriptions of the landscape, and of Victor's travels across Europe, and it just dragged. It just wasn't an enjoyable read for me, so I have rated it two stars.
The monster, of course, turns to violent actions, having been spurned by every person he came across and beaten and generally treated horribly. I didn't care for either character, and didn't sympathise for their situation at all.
I found the book very tedious, for being so short (less than 200 pages). There are long descriptions of the landscape, and of Victor's travels across Europe, and it just dragged. It just wasn't an enjoyable read for me, so I have rated it two stars.
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the monster is so cute he just wants friends :((
Revisiting "Frankenstein" for the first time since youth. I forgot how textured the sadness is in the book — particularly with the titular character, who realizes his desire and immediately regrets it but finds no way out. The relationship between him and his creation evokes that of God and Adam, where the Creature eats the fruit (literacy) and realizes the folly of his existence. Unlike Adam who gets into reality, our creation here finds no salvation or release.
We have a capacity to possess power greater than our ability to understand them. That's existence — a sea of emotions that we don't know how to swim in. Letting it flood will destroy it all. Can find echoes of "Frankenstein" in countless works over the subsequent centuries.
We have a capacity to possess power greater than our ability to understand them. That's existence — a sea of emotions that we don't know how to swim in. Letting it flood will destroy it all. Can find echoes of "Frankenstein" in countless works over the subsequent centuries.