31.7k reviews for:

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

3.86 AVERAGE

eddiesossuary's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

renrenangel's review against another edition

5.0

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damn this wasn’t i expected at all from the original Frankenstein story. however,,, quickly became one of my favorite books EVER. her prose is so pleasing to the ear that she made depression sound pretty 😭

no matter how bad of a time you’re having, just know that Victor and the Creature probably had worse.

ciara__mangan's review against another edition

1.0

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For school

rcolina22's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cpjeanz's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nyxx_1870's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5

eeels's review against another edition

4.0

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I was a little surprised that this felt like the literary version of most Joy Division songs. It was a pleasant surprise in some ways.

thelibraryoftessa's review against another edition

5.0

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4,5 ⭐️
J’ai juste adoré <3 C’était tellement intéressant, un peu long par moments, mais c’est définitivement un classique de la littérature gothique à lire !! La manière dont Mary Shelley dépeint ses personnages est juste fascinante : ils ne sont ni bons ni mauvais, il n’y au final ni « victime » ni « coupable » ; on comprend et blâme à la fois les agissements de Frankenstein et de la créature, et on comprend qu’au final ils ont tous deux affrontés les cruautés de la nature humaine - chez les autres et principalement en eux - et que ça fait d’eux des personnages extrêmement complexes qu’on ne peut pas catégoriser en « méchant » ou « gentil ».
En plus de ça l’ambiance est juste parfaite pour la saison

lollykatie's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

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Timely story. Frankenstein doesn't understand the ramifications of his actions (creating the man) or inactions(abandoning and betraying it)

gwynerso's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective 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

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If Victor hadn't have run from the monster upon first looking at him, none of this would have happened. He is simply a reflection of the flaws of his creator. 

Remembering the miscarriages that both Shelley and her mother experienced, her mother's passing, her premature daughter's death, how her husband separated from her father, and, perhaps, worse of all, the fact that she had to put up with Bryon, there's a lot of depth both on and off the page which is masterfully interwoven.