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vi_violetrose 's review for:
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
by Mary Shelley
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
A classic that was far ahead of its time. It’s honestly incredible how true to life the ideas presented here are, despite being incredibly subversive for the time it was written.
One of the more interesting stories that use an unreliable narrator, given the multiple layers of narration within each other.I loved that we didn’t hear from the creature directly (since his story was told from Victor’s recollection, who is obviously biased) until the very end (and even then not directly because Walton, who has been influenced by Victor, is telling it).
Though sometimes I felt like Victor would reiterate the same points a bit too much in his narration, and some parts were a bit slow, I don’t have any major issues with the novel. Even then, I felt like there was a point to Victor constantly rehashing how miserable he was.
The prose is beautiful, and the dialogue, especially from the Creature, is striking. This is a book that 100% deserves its status as a classic.
One of the more interesting stories that use an unreliable narrator, given the multiple layers of narration within each other.
Though sometimes I felt like Victor would reiterate the same points a bit too much in his narration, and some parts were a bit slow, I don’t have any major issues with the novel. Even then, I felt like there was a point to Victor constantly rehashing how miserable he was.
The prose is beautiful, and the dialogue, especially from the Creature, is striking. This is a book that 100% deserves its status as a classic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Moderate: Incest, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent
Minor: Racism, Islamophobia