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A review by accurry
The Complete Frankenstein: 200-Year Edition: Including Both the 1818 and 1831 Versions, and Bonus Chapter: Farewell, Dear Prometheus by Mary Shelley
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
3.25
First, i admit I only read the 1818 edition.
The story is an interesting premise, to be sure, but I’m pretty sure I could find something to dislike about literally every character. Victor, of course, is just a selfish and whiny rich boy and all his friends and family indulge him way too much. The monster’s story is very interesting and you can sympathize with him to an extent, but he’s still done unforgivable things. At the end of the story, Walton says it best: “Hypocritical fiend!” That’s what the monster is. He’s really eloquent and interesting, though, so a wonderful read. At least, his parts are. Other parts of the story are a slog. Pages of Victor bemoaning the consequences of his own actions and pages of entirely unneeded traveling descriptions.
Also, the bonus chapter by C. T. Francis (could not figure out who that was) that this edition has? What… What was up with that? It was such a jarring shift. I was incredulous reading that “What-if” epilogue. Thank goodness that isn’t canon. Oh, also, Francis seems to have forgotten the fact that the monster burned down the cottage but that’s really secondary to SANTA
The story is an interesting premise, to be sure, but I’m pretty sure I could find something to dislike about literally every character. Victor, of course, is just a selfish and whiny rich boy and all his friends and family indulge him way too much. The monster’s story is very interesting and you can sympathize with him to an extent, but he’s still done unforgivable things. At the end of the story, Walton says it best: “Hypocritical fiend!” That’s what the monster is. He’s really eloquent and interesting, though, so a wonderful read. At least, his parts are. Other parts of the story are a slog. Pages of Victor bemoaning the consequences of his own actions and pages of entirely unneeded traveling descriptions.
Also, the bonus chapter by C. T. Francis (could not figure out who that was) that this edition has? What… What was up with that? It was such a jarring shift. I was incredulous reading that “What-if” epilogue. Thank goodness that isn’t canon. Oh, also, Francis seems to have forgotten the fact that the monster burned down the cottage but that’s really secondary to SANTA
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent