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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
Frankenstein geschreven door Mary Shelley in 1818. Een klassiek horror verhaal dat een veel emotionelere en dieperliggende boodschap had dan ik in eerste instantie had verwacht. Mary Shelley's boek is na 200 jaar nog zeker zeer accuraat, in haar boek gaat zij met veel diepgang en verdriet in op het concept eenzaamheid. Victor Frankenstein, een van de twee hoofdpersonages van dit boek, is de jonge intelligente en ambitieuze wetenschapper die zijn eigen Adam probeert te creëren. Het monster dat hier uiteindelijk uitkomt weigert hij te erkennen en hij vlucht er van weg. Het verhaal dat dan volgt is er een van eenzaamheid, onbegrip, verdriet en pijn. Dit monster dat puur liefde en acceptatie zoekt word keer na keer verworpen en uitgestoten door de samenleving terwijl zijn maker hem verdoemd. Als dit monster uiteindelijk het broertje van Victor Frankenstein dood ontstaan er een strijd wat eindigt met de dood van beide. Dit boek raakte mij meer dan ik ooit had verwacht en is in mijn optiek niet zozeer een horror verhaal als een regelrechte tranentrekker. Ik heb van dit boek genoten en hoop dat enkele van jullie het boek ook zullen lezen!
Hier is de volledige analyse; https://youtu.be/Ln6DT0lbl-A
Hier is de volledige analyse; https://youtu.be/Ln6DT0lbl-A
I really enjoyed this. Mary Shelly is absolutely incomprehensibly talented for writing this timeless classic in her teenage years. Frankenstein, while largely a critique on burgeoning industrialism, is also a critique of mankind itself and our tendency to believe ourselves greater than nature. It’s a beautifully written (surprisingly, to me, as I expected it to feel significantly more antiquated just because of when it was written) and both Frankenstein and the monster have beautiful sections of prose attached to them. Peak of Romanticism in my eyes.
dark
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informative
mysterious
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In my humble opinion Frankenstein is a haunting exploration of human ambition, isolation, and the devastating consequences of rejection, where neither Victor nor the Creature can be labeled a true villain. Both characters are deeply flawed, and their tragic decisions stem from pain rather than malice. Victor's obsession with creating life blinds him to the responsibilities of parenthood and compassion, leading him to abandon his creation in horror — an act that sows the first seeds of suffering. Yet, the Creature, though initially innocent and eager for love, responds to relentless rejection with violence, believing vengeance is the only way to make Victor feel the torment he endures. Their intertwined fates reveal how emotional neglect, loneliness, and unchecked ambition can drive even the most well-meaning individuals to darkness. In the end, Shelley presents a story not of good versus evil, but of two broken beings consumed by a cycle of pain that neither fully chose nor fully understood.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
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adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Wow! This book and I went through a journey together. I started off listening to it as an audiobook; but didn't like it at all. The narrator was too fast, and I found the prose really challenging. So, I switched to a paperback and started from the beginning. After struggling a bit; (I think it's like chapter 4 when that letter from Elizabeth starts to introduce Victor's family... that shit fucked me up) I finally got to enjoyed this classic. This was my first time reading this ever and it genuinely made me emotional at times. I never gave classics a chance until recently. So I'd recommend this if you're hesitant like I was!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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