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mruiz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
savagemommy's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
majkabe's review against another edition
5.0
frankenstein’s creature i would’ve saved you... befriended you... you deserved so much love
librarianlizreads's review against another edition
4.0
Frankenstein is the story that everyone thinks they know, yet as I listened to it a second time, I was reminded that a lot of the pop culture versions leave out a lot of the story. This is truly a tragic tale of creation and destruction.
It is a wonderfully written story and a classic horror story that can compete with the best. It struck me this time through that there were parts of the story that I were extremely frustrated with. I wanted the story to go differently or end differently at times. I suppose I was just as selfish as Victor and the monster himself. There is a very important story hidden in the tragic scenes of this book.
It is a wonderfully written story and a classic horror story that can compete with the best. It struck me this time through that there were parts of the story that I were extremely frustrated with. I wanted the story to go differently or end differently at times. I suppose I was just as selfish as Victor and the monster himself. There is a very important story hidden in the tragic scenes of this book.
locallag's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
mariahistryingtoread's review against another edition
3.0
I read this so I could read The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein because that book is a retelling and I wanted to know the source material before I jumped in. Pretty much everybody knows the basic structure of Frankenstein so I somewhat knew what to expect going in.
It is aggressively okay.
It’s nowhere near what we would consider horror today and personally if I read a book like this written in the year 2021 I’d probably categorize it as a slow burn thriller more than anything. While the concept is terrifying in theory, in practice it was not especially so. I was never scared in the traditional sense, but I can admit there is something unnerving about the story. I think Mary Shelley is a decent writer as far as I can tell over a century in the future and she captures the unfathomable dread of a monster you created ruining your life very well; it’s a sick kind of karma.
The appeal to me was in the ideas it presented about culpability, hubris, and scientific discovery. I loved how Victor and the monster would explain their decisions and each was unreliable in some form despite insisting theirs was the one true interpretation of events. It forced me to truly reflect on what I believed since I couldn’t rely on the characters to communicate effectively.
This was not one of my favorite classics. I’m more into the ‘young girl changes a community due to her optimistic, can-do spirit’ type of classic to be completely honest. But, I wouldn’t say this was bad enough to avoid. Manage your expectations and you’ll be fine.
It is aggressively okay.
It’s nowhere near what we would consider horror today and personally if I read a book like this written in the year 2021 I’d probably categorize it as a slow burn thriller more than anything. While the concept is terrifying in theory, in practice it was not especially so. I was never scared in the traditional sense, but I can admit there is something unnerving about the story. I think Mary Shelley is a decent writer as far as I can tell over a century in the future and she captures the unfathomable dread of a monster you created ruining your life very well; it’s a sick kind of karma.
The appeal to me was in the ideas it presented about culpability, hubris, and scientific discovery. I loved how Victor and the monster would explain their decisions and each was unreliable in some form despite insisting theirs was the one true interpretation of events. It forced me to truly reflect on what I believed since I couldn’t rely on the characters to communicate effectively.
This was not one of my favorite classics. I’m more into the ‘young girl changes a community due to her optimistic, can-do spirit’ type of classic to be completely honest. But, I wouldn’t say this was bad enough to avoid. Manage your expectations and you’ll be fine.
franklyfrank's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hanzy's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED this edition of Frankenstein and I find Mary Shelley to have been a genius of a writer to have written this at the age of 19 (she had a baby too around the time which makes it even more incredulous to me).
I really liked how she details in on human emotions and not just the expression of them, rather their reasons as well. Something that stood out to me were instances where education was discussed and I find that even about 200 years ago, a lot of the problems and thoughts concerning education were the same. I found that there was a lot a person could take from this book if they wanted to, or merely read it for the plot and that would do too.
It’s a short novel but having a nice audiobook version (one by Cori Samuels) made my experience even better.
I really liked how she details in on human emotions and not just the expression of them, rather their reasons as well. Something that stood out to me were instances where education was discussed and I find that even about 200 years ago, a lot of the problems and thoughts concerning education were the same. I found that there was a lot a person could take from this book if they wanted to, or merely read it for the plot and that would do too.
It’s a short novel but having a nice audiobook version (one by Cori Samuels) made my experience even better.
jennifertijssen's review against another edition
3.0
Interessante thema's, lekker bloemig geschreven, een aantal mooie oud-Engelse woorden ontdekt. Goed om het echte verhaal een keer gelezen te hebben.