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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Frankenstein has left me completely in awe. True quality like this is rare in my TBR - a book that captivates from start to finish.
Despite its “ancient” age, Frankenstein feels completely contemporary. The prose is beautiful and elegant; it never truly reads like something written in the early 1800s. Compared to something like Moby Dick, it feels as though it could have been written yesterday. I’m astonished by how well it has aged—not to mention that Mary Shelley was only twenty years old when she wrote it.
While it lacks the pulpy spaceships and aliens of modern science fiction, this is undoubtedly a legendary example of the genre at its peak. Every passage is rich with meaning, every character is purposeful, and every relationship is explored to its limits. The level of intention poured into each sentence is extraordinary. I constantly found myself making connections within the text, a process more rewarding than in most books I’ve ever read.
So many lines spoke to me—whether in the monster’s vivid depictions of misery or in Shelley’s breathtaking descriptions of nature. In nearly every page, there is something that seizes the soul.
I have truly never read anything quite this beautiful. It makes me realize how much more I have to discover as a reader if this is only the tip of the iceberg in classic literature. Frankenstein is one of those rare works that can redefine an entire genre, and leaves you almost afraid to continue exploring it for fear of never finding anything quite as good again.
5/5 stars
Despite its “ancient” age, Frankenstein feels completely contemporary. The prose is beautiful and elegant; it never truly reads like something written in the early 1800s. Compared to something like Moby Dick, it feels as though it could have been written yesterday. I’m astonished by how well it has aged—not to mention that Mary Shelley was only twenty years old when she wrote it.
While it lacks the pulpy spaceships and aliens of modern science fiction, this is undoubtedly a legendary example of the genre at its peak. Every passage is rich with meaning, every character is purposeful, and every relationship is explored to its limits. The level of intention poured into each sentence is extraordinary. I constantly found myself making connections within the text, a process more rewarding than in most books I’ve ever read.
So many lines spoke to me—whether in the monster’s vivid depictions of misery or in Shelley’s breathtaking descriptions of nature. In nearly every page, there is something that seizes the soul.
I have truly never read anything quite this beautiful. It makes me realize how much more I have to discover as a reader if this is only the tip of the iceberg in classic literature. Frankenstein is one of those rare works that can redefine an entire genre, and leaves you almost afraid to continue exploring it for fear of never finding anything quite as good again.
5/5 stars
I am not giving this book star-rating because I cannot choose between the one and two star descriptions: 2=it was ok; 3=i liked it. The book is clearly more than "ok" -- but it would be a lie to say, "I liked it." For the life of me I just could not get into Frankenstein. I avoided reading the last 3 pages for 3 days because I just did not care. Maybe that is just my own mood; I don't know. The book itself is great, obviously a classic. Maybe it was the long sentence structures, I don't know, but other than now having the literary reference in my back-pocket, I could have done without it.
When I got into reading this I never expected it to turn out this way. I expected a horror story about a merciless creature but Frankenstein was nothing like that. While Frankenstein was actually about a misunderstood man made creature only looking for connection but hated by everyone because of how otherworldly he looked.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
this book made me laugh a lot more than i expected. for the majority of the book, the reader and victor frankenstein have the exact same knowledge and information about his creation. but despite this, the reader’s opinion of frankenstein’s creation is completely opposite of frankenstein’s own view of his creation. i also appreciated how the doom and gloom that surrounded the main two characters was always paired with beautiful descriptions and experiences of nature. great read!
Het begon heel traag maar naar het midden toe werd het veel beter. Anyway: Frankenstein is a little bitch, justice voor het monster aub!
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
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.