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A review by logarithms
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley
4.0
Enjoyed it. The plot was a lot slower than I expected (I guess it's typical of the era but the slow read took me ages since I would get bored).
It was interesting to see how the story actually read, compared to retellings for modern audiences. It's hard to believe that the original invoked genuine horror. I felt that the incompetence and wishy-washy personality of Frankenstein made me side with the monster far more often. The monster ended up being the character I sympathized with, so I couldn't really read into any of the horror in the story. Whenever someone got killed, it was like, 'Oh come on Frankenstein. Can you hurry up and deal with the consequences of your actions? It's been like 3 years...'
It was interesting to see how the story actually read, compared to retellings for modern audiences. It's hard to believe that the original invoked genuine horror. I felt that the incompetence and wishy-washy personality of Frankenstein made me side with the monster far more often. The monster ended up being the character I sympathized with, so I couldn't really read into any of the horror in the story. Whenever someone got killed, it was like, 'Oh come on Frankenstein. Can you hurry up and deal with the consequences of your actions? It's been like 3 years...'