Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds by David H. Guston, Josephine Johnston, Ed Finn, Mary Shelley, Jason Scott Robert

Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds

David H. Guston, Josephine Johnston, Ed Finn, Mary Shelley, Jason Scott Robert

320 pages first pub 1818 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has endured in the popular imagination for two hundred years. Begun as a ghost story by an intellectually and socially precocious eighteen-year-old author during a cold and rainy summer on the shores of Lake Geneva, the...

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Moods

dark 90%
mysterious 51%
reflective 51%
tense 44%
emotional 43%
sad 43%
adventurous 30%
challenging 28%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 47%
slow 43%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 19%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 40% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

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