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A review by matmatmatty
Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This was a difficult read, but one I'm glad I did.
Some may say that this book is tropey or doesn't do anything new, but of course in it's time, it was very new and novel and you kinda need to see it through that lense.
The story itself brings up a lot of questions about humanity and how we treat our fellow humans. Lots of "fallen angel" analogies and it gave me a lot of food for thought.
There's clearly a lot that Shelley has put in here that has had a lot of influence on our culture and it is incredible to see that from a book written by a teenage girl.
It's not all great though. As a Christian, there are a couple of moments where Shelley's bias is clear when she is speaking of other religions (I don't condone it but also this was written more than 200 years ago so...) and I think the female characters are barely characters.
I would recommend reading this at least once - it probably won't be your favourite but if you care about literature and the evolution of storytelling, I think this is an important part of it.
Some may say that this book is tropey or doesn't do anything new, but of course in it's time, it was very new and novel and you kinda need to see it through that lense.
The story itself brings up a lot of questions about humanity and how we treat our fellow humans. Lots of "fallen angel" analogies and it gave me a lot of food for thought.
There's clearly a lot that Shelley has put in here that has had a lot of influence on our culture and it is incredible to see that from a book written by a teenage girl.
It's not all great though. As a Christian, there are a couple of moments where Shelley's bias is clear when she is speaking of other religions (I don't condone it but also this was written more than 200 years ago so...) and I think the female characters are barely characters.
I would recommend reading this at least once - it probably won't be your favourite but if you care about literature and the evolution of storytelling, I think this is an important part of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Murder