Frankenstein
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- Author：Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Summary
The original， 1818 text of the Classic novel。
"You are my creator， but I am your master--obey！"
"You are my creator， but I am your master--obey！"
Reviews
Raquli
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All fragments and ideas where there， they just had to be put together to such a great story。
Carolina
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Una deuda que tenía conmigo。 Derribó varias ideas falsas que me había hecho producto de la cultura pop。 Sin duda una lectura necesaria。 Me llevó a la reflexión en muchas partes de la historia， pensando quién era la víctima y quién el victimario。 Tiene una narración elevada de las que ya casi no escriben， aunque en un momento eso tambien me jugó en contra ya que necesitaba concentración para este libro， por lo que en un momento de cansancio se me hizo pesado y no pude seguir hasta una semana desp Una deuda que tenía conmigo。 Derribó varias ideas falsas que me había hecho producto de la cultura pop。 Sin duda una lectura necesaria。 Me llevó a la reflexión en muchas partes de la historia， pensando quién era la víctima y quién el victimario。 Tiene una narración elevada de las que ya casi no escriben， aunque en un momento eso tambien me jugó en contra ya que necesitaba concentración para este libro， por lo que en un momento de cansancio se me hizo pesado y no pude seguir hasta una semana después a pesar de que es una historia corta de 220 páginas。 。。。more
Grim Svensson
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Great story。 I especially liked volume 2。 I had a bit of a hard time with the writing in volume 1 and 3。3。5
Matthew Sparling
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 For the life of me I cannot understand why this is considered a classic。 Even when one considers the time period it was written in， it is full of glaring errors or if not errors then oddities that do not make sense。 Frankenstein cane make his first monster while studying at University but for the female monster he has to go see some random person in Scotland？ Why？ And then the ending is like the author decided she was done writing and wrapped up the story poorly in a chapter。
Sylvan
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Astrid
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2。5*
Selene
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while i'm not usually into classics， and/or older books， i absolutely loved frankenstein。 not only was the prose beautiful， the narrative itself was absolutely captivating。i prefer realistic fiction to fantasy because i find it easier to grasp the images that the author wants to convey， but this novel changed my opinion on fantasy， perhaps because it actually did feel real。。。 not that i plan on reconstructing a human being from fragments of bodies， you know， but because the story's main theme se while i'm not usually into classics， and/or older books， i absolutely loved frankenstein。 not only was the prose beautiful， the narrative itself was absolutely captivating。i prefer realistic fiction to fantasy because i find it easier to grasp the images that the author wants to convey， but this novel changed my opinion on fantasy， perhaps because it actually did feel real。。。 not that i plan on reconstructing a human being from fragments of bodies， you know， but because the story's main theme seemed quite realistic to me。 that is， feeling so alienated from society that you feel like a monster。 sounds familiar？ haha。 。。。more
Kennedy
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had to read for PSAT， it is just very boring
Mahdieh FT
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نظر من در مورد کتاب فرانکشتاین:اول از همه این کتاب،کتاب مورد علاقم از ادبیات گوتیک و کتاب های سبک دارک آکادمیا نبود。سبک کتاب تخیلی و دارکه،اگه بخوام یکم اسپویل کنم داستان از این قراره که فرانکشتاین که از دوران نوجووانیش کتاب های دانشمندان قدیمی که خیلی فراتر از علم و دانش حرف می زدند رو مطالعه میکرده،در دوران جوانی و دانشجویی تحت تاثیر جنون و هیجان دست به ساخت ی ادم میزنه با لاشه ی انسان های مرده و بعد با شوک الکتریکی（مطمئن نیستم）بهش جون میده،و بعد از شدت زشت بودن هیولا اونو رها میکنه،هیولا که د نظر من در مورد کتاب فرانکشتاین:اول از همه این کتاب،کتاب مورد علاقم از ادبیات گوتیک و کتاب های سبک دارک آکادمیا نبود。سبک کتاب تخیلی و دارکه،اگه بخوام یکم اسپویل کنم داستان از این قراره که فرانکشتاین که از دوران نوجووانیش کتاب های دانشمندان قدیمی که خیلی فراتر از علم و دانش حرف می زدند رو مطالعه میکرده،در دوران جوانی و دانشجویی تحت تاثیر جنون و هیجان دست به ساخت ی ادم میزنه با لاشه ی انسان های مرده و بعد با شوک الکتریکی（مطمئن نیستم）بهش جون میده،و بعد از شدت زشت بودن هیولا اونو رها میکنه،هیولا که در ابتدا دارای احساسات بود بعد از اینکه بی محلی و وحشت مردم نسبت به خودشو میبینه ،یک روز برادر فرانکشتاین رو میکشه و بعد به فرانکشتاین میگه که باید ی جفت براش بسازه وگرنه همه ی عزیزان فرانکشتاین رو نابود می کنه و 。。。روند داستان از نظر من سریع و متنش برای کسانی که تازه میخوان کتاب خوندن رو آغاز کنن مناسبه،و نتیجه گیری من از این کتاب این بود که کارهایی که بر اثر هیجانات انجام میشه اخر و عاقبت خوبی نخواهد داشت😊 。。。more
Humanizmowo
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Liczyłam na świetną historię， która pokaże prawdziwą wersję różniącą się od tej z popkultury。 Jednak przeczytałam coś， co mnie zanudziło i zirytowało。 Główny bohater Wiktor Frankenstein jest denerwujący i w niektórych momentach infantylny。
Stefania
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"Uomo， come sei ignorante nell'orgoglio della tua sapienza。" "Uomo， come sei ignorante nell'orgoglio della tua sapienza。" 。。。more
Chaimae Chaymoua
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It wasn’t for me 🙁
Nora Briggs
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The section of the monster talking about his life dragged。
Illia Portas
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imagine Margret's reaction upon receiving a 200+ page letter。 imagine Margret's reaction upon receiving a 200+ page letter。 。。。more
m
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i think i overhyped this for myself lmao
Annm
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Much more of a horror story than any of the movies！
Valentina
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so like。。。 everybody dies？？？？ Frankenstein is so dramatic， I can relate
Emma
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depressão apenas depressão
Chloe
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This was a good classic！ Considering I was required to read it for school， I really liked it。 It was actually interesting and the imagery was so fun to find。 The ending sucked though。 :/
Miranda
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What an amazing way to describe loneliness。 I personally felt that this book mostly talked about on how desperate you can get whenever you need someone to rely on。 This is mostly explained at the begging on the book （the letters）。 Frankenstein created what he most desired， and that creation was the end of him。 The book was great when it comes to text， I feel like the part of the cottage was extremely unnecessary and slow， that may be the reason it was not perfect for me because after that the bo What an amazing way to describe loneliness。 I personally felt that this book mostly talked about on how desperate you can get whenever you need someone to rely on。 This is mostly explained at the begging on the book （the letters）。 Frankenstein created what he most desired， and that creation was the end of him。 The book was great when it comes to text， I feel like the part of the cottage was extremely unnecessary and slow， that may be the reason it was not perfect for me because after that the book became a lot slower。The form of writing was surreal。 The way Mary Shelley talked about death and loneliness is absolutely beautiful。 。。。more
Tammie
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Basically just two very dramatic， depressed dudes。 What a fun time。
katerina
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dnfed @ 46%
Samantha
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Can you believe I've never actually read this story until now？ I knew the premise of it for the most part but just never felt the urge to actually read it。 The beginning almost deterred me because I felt like it was dragging a bit but once it switched to the "creature" and his point of view on things， I was hooked。 Such a heartbreaking story that could have gone in a whole different way really。 Can you believe I've never actually read this story until now？ I knew the premise of it for the most part but just never felt the urge to actually read it。 The beginning almost deterred me because I felt like it was dragging a bit but once it switched to the "creature" and his point of view on things， I was hooked。 Such a heartbreaking story that could have gone in a whole different way really。 。。。more
tori
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alright up until reading this book， i only knew of Frankenstein as a green monster that made for Halloween decorations and itchy party city costumes。 but， it was a much better read than i expected！it wasn't horror/scary in the slightest， but personally， i was still entertained and invested in the story。it does brings about alot of interpretations such as humanity/perfection/abandonment，etc，etc（i have to do a project on this， i'll save the themes and motifs for that）。this is probably a book that alright up until reading this book， i only knew of Frankenstein as a green monster that made for Halloween decorations and itchy party city costumes。 but， it was a much better read than i expected！it wasn't horror/scary in the slightest， but personally， i was still entertained and invested in the story。it does brings about alot of interpretations such as humanity/perfection/abandonment，etc，etc（i have to do a project on this， i'll save the themes and motifs for that）。this is probably a book that deserves a reread at some point。 。。。more
Charlotte Weatherstone
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"Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens， and gave me a sensation of pleasure。 I started up， and beheld a radiant form rise from among the trees。* I gazed with a kind of wonder。 It moved slowly， but it enlightened my path ; and I again went out。 * The moon。”Mary Shelley， Frankenstein "Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens， and gave me a sensation of pleasure。 I started up， and beheld a radiant form rise from among the trees。* I gazed with a kind of wonder。 It moved slowly， but it enlightened my path ; and I again went out。 * The moon。”Mary Shelley， Frankenstein 。。。more
Peter Topside
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This is another book that i read in high school， but greatly appreciated it， even at that age。 As a fan of comparing movie adaptions to books， I remember thinking ‘this is a hell of a lot different than the frankenstein that I knew。’ For one， the monster’s name isn’t Frankenstein， and he wasn’t just a mindless drone stumbling around。 He was a highly intelligent， agile， and emotional creature。 The film version with Robert Deniro was by far the most accurate， although not totally， depiction from w This is another book that i read in high school， but greatly appreciated it， even at that age。 As a fan of comparing movie adaptions to books， I remember thinking ‘this is a hell of a lot different than the frankenstein that I knew。’ For one， the monster’s name isn’t Frankenstein， and he wasn’t just a mindless drone stumbling around。 He was a highly intelligent， agile， and emotional creature。 The film version with Robert Deniro was by far the most accurate， although not totally， depiction from what I remember， but it wasn’t widely acclaimed。 This is still a very scary book and an absolute staple in horror literature。 But the emotions of the monster were what I remember the most。 From his admission to killing Victor’s brother and asking for forgiveness， to asking for the creation of a mate， his rage towards his creator， and just the back and forth dynamic between the monster and Victor was the highlight of the novel。 The ending was very sad， but utterly satisfactory to this tale。 Again， if you are a fan of horror， this is an absolute must read。 。。。more
Alexa
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— 3 stars （read for school）
Tooba Sheikh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ‘Frankenstein’ or ‘The Modern Prometheus’ is a piece of Gothic fiction written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in the 19th century and its first edition came out in 1818。 The novel deals with some serious questions of ‘Playing God’ imply that transgressing nature ends up in catastrophe。 Victor Frankenstein， the protagonist of the story suffers the same fate because of his overambitious nature。 This parable is written in the first-person narrative through a series of epistles corresponded by a se ‘Frankenstein’ or ‘The Modern Prometheus’ is a piece of Gothic fiction written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in the 19th century and its first edition came out in 1818。 The novel deals with some serious questions of ‘Playing God’ imply that transgressing nature ends up in catastrophe。 Victor Frankenstein， the protagonist of the story suffers the same fate because of his overambitious nature。 This parable is written in the first-person narrative through a series of epistles corresponded by a sea captain named Walton with his sister Margaret。 This epistolary novel starts with the story of Victor and his family。 A Genovese boy enjoying youth and wealth; possessed a passionate heart filled with a burning desire of getting knowledge。 His parents adopted an orphaned girl named Elizabeth and hoped she and Victor would marry someday。 They both also looked forward to their union with placid contentment and delight。 Victor chose to study at Ingolstadt University to satiate his thirst。 He left home and began his career。 His journey commenced when he opted for science and indulged completely in experimentation。 The more he was involved in his work the more he was driven by the lust to unravel the secrets of the heavens。 His obsession and overreaching disposition served as hamartia in the story and he was doomed to tragedy。 He became a lost soul when he tried his frightening experiments on the dead and obsessed with enlivening it。 He created a gigantic monster of a man and bestowed life upon him。 He was appalled by its odious form and repellent by his appearance。 He fled his university and fell ill because of his hard toils。 His bosom friend Henry Clerval nursed him back to health。 Months later， Victor got news from his father about his brother‘s （William） murder。 He returned home and on his arrival， he learned that William’s caretaker Justine was falsely charged with this crime on the grounds of some evidence against her。 On his way home he saw his stalwart creature climbing the mountain。 Victor understood the truth of his brother’s killing but was completely unable to prove Justine’s guiltlessness。 Victor and Elizabeth both believed completely in Justine’s innocence but couldn’t save her from executing on gallows。 The grief-stricken tragic hero in despair ran to the mountains to seek refuge from this world。 Here， the novel is beautifully infused with a romantic spirit。 Treading the footprints of romantics， Shelley puts her trust completely in nature as a healing power。 It was Nature that soothed Victor when he was wounded by his corrupt invention。 The sky kissing hills of Geneva， crystal water of the Rhine River in Germany， and beautiful streets of England， throughout the novel， regenerated his worn-out spirit。 Not only Victor but the monster sensed the same tranquility when he reposed in the lap of Mother Nature。 Shelley portrays the natural world as a tranquilizer but is also under constant threat by the forces of progress。 By the time of her writing， Industrial Revolution was incorporating all parts of European society and created a technological age that turned a human being into a slave of machines。 Dr。 Victor Frankenstein ventured to usurp the rights of his creator by infusing life into the dead。 The authoress seems to agree with poetic justice of nature; to seek revenge upon those who violate its laws。 The monster found his creator amidst mountains and narrated his account to him。 The exotic creature explained that after leaving Frankenstein’s house he hid out in the woods and observed a French family living in a cottage。 He learned their language and helped them imperceptibly。 He was affectionate towards them but soon suffered rejection and disdain at their hands because of his ugly appearance。 The family in terror fled their abode and he in dejection burned down their house。 He began to hunt for information about his creator。 Upon knowing him， William was the first prey to his violence; he slew him and left evidence against Justine。 This was how he sought revenge upon his master Victor Frankenstein and enslaved him。 The wretched monster demanded him to create a mate for him equal in hideousness and form but Victor rejected to loose another fiend upon the world。 Monster promised him that he would hide out in the thick forest of Southern America and never show his face to the world but Victor ultimately abandoned this very idea of creating another villain and threw away his apparatus。 Monster in fury promised him to be with him on his wedding night。 Victor shuddered by these words left for home and during his voyage came to know about the death of his friend Henry Clerval。 Shattered and devastated by this harrowing episode he reached home and started preparations for his wedding with Elizabeth with those words echoing in his mind。 They both married but on his wedding night， it occurred which was apprehensive。 His beloved was murdered viciously and ruthlessly。 He returned to his father who would die a few days later。 Now his blood reached the boiling point and he vowed to avenge upon his enemy before he would die。 His humanity had been stripped off when he created his masterpiece who robbed everything of him and left him wretched with dire consequences。 He reached the North Pole chasing the monster and there he met Captain Walton who wrote to his sister this horrific account of Dr。 Frankenstein。 Victor’s health was swiftly declining and the ice was too difficult to navigate。 The captain decided to turn the ship around and go back。 Victor in his death bed consigned this task to Walton and took his last breath。 The monster came in and lamented his creator’s death which could not make him contented but brought more miseries to him。 He intended to kill himself and threw himself on the raft of ice。 This is how a poignant story ends in tragedy portraying what cost human has to pay when he becomes the slave of passion and how scientific revolution dooms a man to unparalleled suffering when he crosses the boundary which he ought to respect。 Shelley very aptly laces scary features into this romantic novel to make it an enduring ghost story。 I must recommend this beautifully written fable to all the readers who have some taste for classics。 。。。more
Prairie M
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I wonder how and where film-makers gets the idea of Frankenstein from。 I mean， did they ever read the original book。 Anyway， I think this is a brilliantly written story about responsibility， guilt， nature vs。 nurture， and how people perceive stories based on what they were told。 Honestly my favorite part is the pov of the creature。 It’s amazing to know how he felt！ He’s so well read and intelligent。 F to the innocents whom Victor didn’t even warn about the creature tho。 Henry Clerval and others I wonder how and where film-makers gets the idea of Frankenstein from。 I mean， did they ever read the original book。 Anyway， I think this is a brilliantly written story about responsibility， guilt， nature vs。 nurture， and how people perceive stories based on what they were told。 Honestly my favorite part is the pov of the creature。 It’s amazing to know how he felt！ He’s so well read and intelligent。 F to the innocents whom Victor didn’t even warn about the creature tho。 Henry Clerval and others deserved better。 RIPPP 。。。more
sincerely， jo
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3。25/5 starsI truly don’t know what to say， since there is so much to uncover here。 However， I don’t think that horror/science fiction is really my cup of tea。 I loved Mary Shelley’s writing and the way she created the whole gothic ambiance， but I wasn’t a huge fan of the plot。 I do like the overall message of the novel and its ending。 It was an enjoyable read， but definitely not my favorite。 Would recommend if you are a fan of classics + science fiction！
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Frankenstein
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Frankenstein&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Frankenstein&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0