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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility. I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule. If the study to which you apply yourself has a tendency to weaken your affections, and to destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix, then that study is certainly unlawful, that is to say, not benefitting the human mind."
"None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science. In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you, and there is nothing more to know; but in scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder."
“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it”
“Safie related that her mother was a Christian Arab… she instructed her daughter in the tenets of her religion, and taught her to aspire to higher powers of intellect, and an independence of spirit, forbidden to the female followers of Mahomet.”
“I hired men to row, and took an oar myself, for I had always experienced relief from mental torment in bodily exercise”
The monster, in a way, loved his maker. The only real love and reliance he had ever known. This is why he hated him so, and why his master's destruction led to his own. The opposite of love is indifference, but hate and love are almost the same thing.
"None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science. In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you, and there is nothing more to know; but in scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder."
“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it”
“Safie related that her mother was a Christian Arab… she instructed her daughter in the tenets of her religion, and taught her to aspire to higher powers of intellect, and an independence of spirit, forbidden to the female followers of Mahomet.”
“I hired men to row, and took an oar myself, for I had always experienced relief from mental torment in bodily exercise”
The monster, in a way, loved his maker. The only real love and reliance he had ever known. This is why he hated him so, and why his master's destruction led to his own. The opposite of love is indifference, but hate and love are almost the same thing.
I finished Frankenstein (the 1831 edition) on the sixth of September this year, but due to a cold and some work this review was delayed. Well, there is not a single aspect of this book that I did not like.
A vessel on an expedition to the North Pole was once almost completely trapped by ice on all sides. About two o'clock, the Captain of the vessel, Robert Walton, and his crew saw something strange half a mile away: a gigantic humanoid figure on a sledge heading north. The ice that had trapped them prevented any immediate pursuit, and by the time it broke and freed their vessel, the figure was long gone. The next morning, they came upon a man upon a sledge, which was upon a large fragment of ice that had drifted towards their ship during the night. This man's limbs were frozen, and his body sickly thin. He appeared European and knew English, but he spoke it with a foriegn accent. He did not board the vessel until he was assured that it was not going back south strangely enough, and immediately fainted upon entering the cabin. He was able to speak only after two days, and in answering the Lieutenant's query he revealed that he was apperantly seeking the humanoid on the sledge, or the 'demon' as he called it. Upon recovering further he was constantly looking out for it, and Captain Walton quickly found out that he was very intelligent and refined in every sense of the word yet melancholic and fixated madly upon the strange monster. Captain Walton quickly became friends with him, and often discussed in detail with him about his enterprise, and the stranger gave very helpful advice. One day Captain Walton said how he would sacrifice his fortune, his existence and every hope to accomplish his mission, and that one man's death was a small price to pay for the advancement of science. At hearing this the stranger's face darkened, and he broke down into tears, asking Walton that was he as mad as him, and then he asked him to listen to and learn from his marvelous yet tragic tale, so that he may not suffer the same fate as him. So begins the tragedy of Victor Frankenstein: a scientist, a creator, and, in a way, a murderer.
I won't tell you anything more about the plot, but it was most excellent and always kept me on the edge of my seat. I haven't watched Universal's 1931 film adaptation yet, but I know enough about it to tell you that it is VASTLY different from the original novel.
Mary Shelley's characterisation of Frankenstein and his 'monster' was, simply, phenomenonal - and so were their respective arcs. What I also liked is how Mary Shelley made me sympathise with both Victor and the Monster. Their tragedy is truly heart-wrenching.
And the prose! Mary Shelley's prose is the perfect balance between elegance and readability, to me at least. So elegant yet approachable, that is how I would describe her prose.
Of course, I need not say that this is a very thought-provoking book and deals with many complex themes - it's Frankenstein, after all.
As I said earlier, there is not a single aspect of this book that I did not like. 5/5, a truly phenomenonal and thoughtful read that I cannot recommend enough.
A vessel on an expedition to the North Pole was once almost completely trapped by ice on all sides. About two o'clock, the Captain of the vessel, Robert Walton, and his crew saw something strange half a mile away: a gigantic humanoid figure on a sledge heading north. The ice that had trapped them prevented any immediate pursuit, and by the time it broke and freed their vessel, the figure was long gone. The next morning, they came upon a man upon a sledge, which was upon a large fragment of ice that had drifted towards their ship during the night. This man's limbs were frozen, and his body sickly thin. He appeared European and knew English, but he spoke it with a foriegn accent. He did not board the vessel until he was assured that it was not going back south strangely enough, and immediately fainted upon entering the cabin. He was able to speak only after two days, and in answering the Lieutenant's query he revealed that he was apperantly seeking the humanoid on the sledge, or the 'demon' as he called it. Upon recovering further he was constantly looking out for it, and Captain Walton quickly found out that he was very intelligent and refined in every sense of the word yet melancholic and fixated madly upon the strange monster. Captain Walton quickly became friends with him, and often discussed in detail with him about his enterprise, and the stranger gave very helpful advice. One day Captain Walton said how he would sacrifice his fortune, his existence and every hope to accomplish his mission, and that one man's death was a small price to pay for the advancement of science. At hearing this the stranger's face darkened, and he broke down into tears, asking Walton that was he as mad as him, and then he asked him to listen to and learn from his marvelous yet tragic tale, so that he may not suffer the same fate as him. So begins the tragedy of Victor Frankenstein: a scientist, a creator, and, in a way, a murderer.
I won't tell you anything more about the plot, but it was most excellent and always kept me on the edge of my seat. I haven't watched Universal's 1931 film adaptation yet, but I know enough about it to tell you that it is VASTLY different from the original novel.
Mary Shelley's characterisation of Frankenstein and his 'monster' was, simply, phenomenonal - and so were their respective arcs. What I also liked is how Mary Shelley made me sympathise with both Victor and the Monster. Their tragedy is truly heart-wrenching.
And the prose! Mary Shelley's prose is the perfect balance between elegance and readability, to me at least. So elegant yet approachable, that is how I would describe her prose.
Of course, I need not say that this is a very thought-provoking book and deals with many complex themes - it's Frankenstein, after all.
As I said earlier, there is not a single aspect of this book that I did not like. 5/5, a truly phenomenonal and thoughtful read that I cannot recommend enough.
Overall i guess it was OK. The only think that really bothered me was how slow the book was. A lot of the stuff they went into detail about was stuff i could care less for. Like, sure it was good info but it could have been summarized a lot faster. The thing i liked about the book was the monster, "Frankenstein", because all he wanted was someone to love:)
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
I still can't wrap my mind that this masterpiece is a result of a bet. Like seriously?
I wanted to read it since ages but never had the chance until now. It took me quite some time to finish it as the emotions were off the top. I must admit though that I never had the chance to watch it on TV so I wasn't totally aware about the plot besides that someone had created a monster. But to read this story was another whole level. The fact that this is one of the first science fiction novels and written by a woman is enough to blow your mind.
The story itself is captivating and the emotions were all over the place. The devastation of the monster, the Frankenstein's abomination of his own doings and the consequences of them. I really can't distinguish who was the victim and who the perpetrator.
I cried for Frankenstein and the loss of his loved ones but I cried for the monster too who only wanted some company, some affection but everybody treated him as they were seeing him, a monster, without giving him a chance to express himself.
So was the monster evil? Or did the society led him to that road?
I wanted to read it since ages but never had the chance until now. It took me quite some time to finish it as the emotions were off the top. I must admit though that I never had the chance to watch it on TV so I wasn't totally aware about the plot besides that someone had created a monster. But to read this story was another whole level. The fact that this is one of the first science fiction novels and written by a woman is enough to blow your mind.
The story itself is captivating and the emotions were all over the place. The devastation of the monster, the Frankenstein's abomination of his own doings and the consequences of them. I really can't distinguish who was the victim and who the perpetrator.
I cried for Frankenstein and the loss of his loved ones but I cried for the monster too who only wanted some company, some affection but everybody treated him as they were seeing him, a monster, without giving him a chance to express himself.
So was the monster evil? Or did the society led him to that road?
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
- gay
- depressed
- religious trauma
- horror and dark academia
more in depth later. loved this tho
- depressed
- religious trauma
- horror and dark academia
more in depth later. loved this tho
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Such a tragic story. The writing is amazingly detailed and the story was truly gripping. Really the poetic writing brings the story to life with eloquent quotes and prose.