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A review by adelphiereads
Frankenstein 1831: Mary Shelley Book First Edition Original Frankenstine by Mary Shelley
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Mary Shelley has such a beautiful way of writing. I loved it. Like this made me want to pick up more of her books. She wrote ideas that must've been unorthodox back then. She conveyed raw thoughts and emotions that I myself have experienced but couldn't put them into words. The way she writes was moving and heart-wrenching. The way she ended the story took my breath away.
The way I see it, this is a book that questions humanity. Will humans be monster-like if they were nurtured or brought up in the same environment as Frankenstein's monster? Is the meddling with the affairs of nature or creation considered as the limit of science? Would the atypical or different people that were shunned by the society become good people if the society simply accepted them and showed them love? There are several more questions about humanity, morality and life in this book but I'll just leave it for you to find out.
Contrary to popular belief, it's not a horror book. Well, I guess it is but it's not in the way that you think. It's definitely not Stephen King kind of horror. It's more of 1984 by George Orwell kind of horror. The kind that will make you terrified of human's capacity and insatiable passion for greatness. The kind that will make you question your morality and of those around you. It's more of a psychological horror book and less of the popular belief that it's about a monster created by scientific means who went out and became a mass murderer.
I definitely recommend this for people who are into books that's socially relevant and makes one think/question their beliefs and principles.
The way I see it, this is a book that questions humanity. Will humans be monster-like if they were nurtured or brought up in the same environment as Frankenstein's monster? Is the meddling with the affairs of nature or creation considered as the limit of science? Would the atypical or different people that were shunned by the society become good people if the society simply accepted them and showed them love? There are several more questions about humanity, morality and life in this book but I'll just leave it for you to find out.
Contrary to popular belief, it's not a horror book. Well, I guess it is but it's not in the way that you think. It's definitely not Stephen King kind of horror. It's more of 1984 by George Orwell kind of horror. The kind that will make you terrified of human's capacity and insatiable passion for greatness. The kind that will make you question your morality and of those around you. It's more of a psychological horror book and less of the popular belief that it's about a monster created by scientific means who went out and became a mass murderer.
I definitely recommend this for people who are into books that's socially relevant and makes one think/question their beliefs and principles.