sadd 's review for:

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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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This was so well written. The letter-in-a-letter format was such a creative way to tell the story and it wasn’t even confusing. It even added the dimension of multiple unreliable narrators so everything's facing scrutiny and a smidge of skepticism. Witnessing Victor's inner turmoil and him spiraling into practically becoming the "monster," was so satisfying. I liked the fact that it made us question who was the real monster in this story, pitting the creator and its creation against each other and making us judge who was in the wrong and who wasn’t. It's truly up to us readers to condemn these characters based on our own morals and I really liked that.