Frankenstein
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- Author：Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Summary
Scientist Victor Frankenstein learns how to create life， but his discovery goes quickly awry when he creates a monster larger and stronger than an ordinary man。 As the monster uses its power to destroy everything Victor loves， the young scientist is forced to embark on a treacherous journey to end the monster's existence。 It's an epic， enthralling tale of horror from a master of suspense。
Reviews
Adiccionada
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Mi tercera vez leyendo este libro y siempre una gran experiencia。
Timothy
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Even better in the reread。
Lydia
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more scientists should fuck around with corpses
Nick Tankard
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8/10
B
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If I couldn’t listen to the audiobook while I spent time doing other things， I wouldn’t have finished。 I doubt I’ll read it again but I’m glad I did。
We All
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Il capolavoro assoluto。。。cosa c'è di più spaventoso dell' esistenza stessa？！ Notevole ancora di più se si pensa alla giovane età che aveva l' autrice。 Rivoluzionario perché in quel tempo non era troppo ben visto che una donna scrivesse。。。。 Capolavoro da leggere assolutamente almeno una volta nella vita。。。poi si rilegge volentieri anche più volte。 Il capolavoro assoluto。。。cosa c'è di più spaventoso dell' esistenza stessa？！ Notevole ancora di più se si pensa alla giovane età che aveva l' autrice。 Rivoluzionario perché in quel tempo non era troppo ben visto che una donna scrivesse。。。。 Capolavoro da leggere assolutamente almeno una volta nella vita。。。poi si rilegge volentieri anche più volte。 。。。more
Sheila
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This book I feel holds up to the test of time。We have Frankenstein the scientist who creates the monster， creature and or better known as hideous monster。The creature has no name and due to having no friends， no person， no love and or nothing the monster turns violent and begins to murder。It is sad and the monster received the crappy end of the stick。 I’m sure we all feel this way at times in our life where we think we are to ugly， to disappointing and or unlovable and we all need somebody， a pe This book I feel holds up to the test of time。We have Frankenstein the scientist who creates the monster， creature and or better known as hideous monster。The creature has no name and due to having no friends， no person， no love and or nothing the monster turns violent and begins to murder。It is sad and the monster received the crappy end of the stick。 I’m sure we all feel this way at times in our life where we think we are to ugly， to disappointing and or unlovable and we all need somebody， a person to care and love us。 Don’t we all just want to be loved and cared about even though our looks， body type or minds may not be that sharp？ We all just need to be accepted by someone。 。。。more
Christine Joelle
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After having read "Frankenstein"， of three things I was utterly， undeniably， and irrevocably convinced:First， that I adore Mary Shelley to the bone;second， that the Creature， the could-have-been champion， deserved all the things he didn't get;and third， that I'm gonna say this once （and for all） so listen up， Victor "douche" Frankenstein，cheers to your success！ Two middle fingers salute you for a job well （though horribly but still well） done。 After having read "Frankenstein"， of three things I was utterly， undeniably， and irrevocably convinced:First， that I adore Mary Shelley to the bone;second， that the Creature， the could-have-been champion， deserved all the things he didn't get;and third， that I'm gonna say this once （and for all） so listen up， Victor "douche" Frankenstein，cheers to your success！ Two middle fingers salute you for a job well （though horribly but still well） done。 。。。more
Cyndi Jewell-miller
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Difficult for me to get into and follow。
Aaminah
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It is a misfortune that all know the name of Frankenstein but few know who he is。
Michael Tichy
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Shelley was 18 when she wrote this。 That’s hard to fathom。 In these 165 pages is as irrefutable an indictment of humanity as has ever been written。 We can be the authors of untold miseries and still pity ourselves for the consequences that trickle back to us。 Frankenstein will be forever relevant。 The more so as we live in an era when technologies that fundamentally bend the arc of our collective future are wielded with casual arrogance by a handful of people who accept no responsibility for the Shelley was 18 when she wrote this。 That’s hard to fathom。 In these 165 pages is as irrefutable an indictment of humanity as has ever been written。 We can be the authors of untold miseries and still pity ourselves for the consequences that trickle back to us。 Frankenstein will be forever relevant。 The more so as we live in an era when technologies that fundamentally bend the arc of our collective future are wielded with casual arrogance by a handful of people who accept no responsibility for their predictable horrific consequences。 。。。more
Dana Welke
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It is extremely difficult to review classics， in my opinion。 Of course， the saga around Frankenstein is a well known one。 I am astonished by the then 18 years old Mary Shelley that wrote this book。 The descriptions of the characters inner feelings and the nature as well as all surroundings is immaculate。 I felt so much compassion with the creature and cried when it did not the recognition for what it was inside。 I will not give it 5 stars however， because often I was confused regarding the timel It is extremely difficult to review classics， in my opinion。 Of course， the saga around Frankenstein is a well known one。 I am astonished by the then 18 years old Mary Shelley that wrote this book。 The descriptions of the characters inner feelings and the nature as well as all surroundings is immaculate。 I felt so much compassion with the creature and cried when it did not the recognition for what it was inside。 I will not give it 5 stars however， because often I was confused regarding the timeline。 I found it hard to know whether days or years were spent。 。。。more
Louise
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The writing in this was excellent and there are many themes to think about。。 Ethics， self-worth & identity， friendship & selfishness to name a few。
Kierra Gagnon
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I so badly wanted to love this book， Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has had a cultural impact spanning generations。 Mary Shelley alone was a truly impressive woman writing Frankenstein when she was only 19， I wanted to badly to love this novel especially considering the communist and feminist themes。 However， I found it to be kind of slow and had troubles bringing myself to read it。 I hope to someday come back to it， maybe I’ll like it more then。
Kevin Cairns
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Really I had no idea。 It just started to play after I finished A woman in White and I thought sure I can listen to a chapter。 24 chapters later what an unexpected journey。 I did keep wanting the monster to be a figment of imagination a split personality disorder but I was happy with the monster。 I didn’t quite believe the monster to be evil and a fiend he just seemed more angry。 It was an interesting reflection on racism and xenophobia。
Jessica
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3。5 stars
Rat
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Turgid。
Lindsay Smith-Munoz
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Horror， as written by a well-bred Victorian woman。 Certainly my cup of tea。
Dina
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I adored this book， I've always wanted to read it and I'm glad I finally did it。It was rather hard to "pick a side" because I found both Victor and The Creature to be profoundly problematic， especially The Creature。 This book is everything but shallow and that's what I loved about it the most。 Mary Shelley was truly a master of the pen， the many references and different conversation topics that appear throughout the novel adds a lot to the characters' development。 I must say that I did feel symp I adored this book， I've always wanted to read it and I'm glad I finally did it。It was rather hard to "pick a side" because I found both Victor and The Creature to be profoundly problematic， especially The Creature。 This book is everything but shallow and that's what I loved about it the most。 Mary Shelley was truly a master of the pen， the many references and different conversation topics that appear throughout the novel adds a lot to the characters' development。 I must say that I did feel sympathy for the Creature at one point， same with Victor。 But when the Creature killed the child， he crossed the line and there was no way for me to justify that and I started to deem the Creature as cold-hearted， insensitive and impulsive。 Even though we are sure to say that society is what made him the Monster he ends up becoming， that still cannot be an excuse to murder。 The Creature is a great example of how some serial killers and psychopaths deal with the neglection and pain they endure early on in their childhood and how inflicting it on others' calms them （some even find that grossly orgasmic）。Therefore， even though I understand the Creature's motives， I can't turn a blind eye to him murdering all these innocent people。As for Victor， he isn't an angel either。 His insensitivity and careless attitude towards the Creature is cold-blooded and cruel。 I could sense too some disappointment coming out from Victor because when he probably saw how horrendous his creation was， he felt like he miserably failed even though he accomplished such a difficult （impossible， so far） task: Creating life from zero。 I'm a perfectionist myself so I can understand why Victor rejected his creation because he thought it wasn't good enough and his perfectionism was blinding him from the true accomplishment and the development that should have followed。I also reflected on religion。 I saw Victor as God and the Creature as Satan。 We know everything both Victor and the Creature went through （even though it is safe to say that none of these narrators are reliable） but we only have God's version of his story and not Satan's。 I found that funny and decided to debate over this with one of my religious friends and they told me that "the path to hell is paved with good intentions"Great novel， one of my absolute favorites for sure。 。。。more
gabriela
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n tenho palavras。 feeling like jumping out of a window。
Josephine
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Beautifully written with a compelling story， If you think you know Frankenstein from Boris Karloff （or even Mel Brooks） - think again - you don't。 So looking forward to discussing this in book group next week。 Beautifully written with a compelling story， If you think you know Frankenstein from Boris Karloff （or even Mel Brooks） - think again - you don't。 So looking forward to discussing this in book group next week。 。。。more
Amanda
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3。5 Stars
Mica
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Hace ya bastante tiempo que tenía pendiente leer este libro y ahora que lo terminé puedo decir que es una lectura interesante。 Mi mayor problema fue que por momentos se me hacía demasiado pesado de leer， aunque esto no sé si es mismo algo del libro o porque ando con bloqueo lector y me está costando horrores avanzar con las lecturas。Dejando eso de lado， fue una lectura bastante entretenida y creo que puedo llegar a apreciarla un poco más si en el futuro releo el libro。
Tessa
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3。5 Wow this book was not what I expected at ALL！ I really felt for all the characters but also got frustrated with them too。 There were so many gorgeous quotes with such interesting ideas to think about which I loved。 Definitely going to be a reread for the spooky season。
Sára Csiffáryová
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my favourite book of all time。 so beautifully written。
Cary Cubero
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“¡Qué naturaleza extraña tiene el conocimiento！ Una vez que está dentro de la mente， se aferra a ella como el liquen a la roca。”4。5 / 5 estrellasPor supuesto que conocía a Frankenstein， y sabía quién era。 Pero para nada conocía en realidad la historia y el papel que cumple cada personaje。¿Quién es bueno， quién es malo？ Eso me dejó con la incógnita porque se cuestiona mucho sobre la maldad o la bondad de la humanidad。 Esa reflexión me quedó en la cabeza en casi todo el libro y es algo que aún sig “¡Qué naturaleza extraña tiene el conocimiento！ Una vez que está dentro de la mente， se aferra a ella como el liquen a la roca。”4。5 / 5 estrellasPor supuesto que conocía a Frankenstein， y sabía quién era。 Pero para nada conocía en realidad la historia y el papel que cumple cada personaje。¿Quién es bueno， quién es malo？ Eso me dejó con la incógnita porque se cuestiona mucho sobre la maldad o la bondad de la humanidad。 Esa reflexión me quedó en la cabeza en casi todo el libro y es algo que aún sigo cuestionándome。Es uno de los libros clásicos que son muy rápidos de leer y que dejan mucho que pensar aún en la época actual。 Supongo que eso es lo que hace que un libro traspase generaciones de generaciones。Frase favorita:“Las palabras también me llevaron a pensar en mí mismo。 Aprendí que lo más estimado por tus semejantes es el linaje puro junto con las riquezas。 Un hombre puede ser respetado sólo por poseer una de estas ventajas， pero si carece de ambas es considerado， salvo escasas excepciones， un vagabundo y un esclavo condenado a utilizar sus fuerzas en beneficio de unos pocos elegidos。 ¿Y qué era yo？”“。。。no es posible la paz cuando se siente culpa。 Las agonías del remordimiento envenenan incluso el alivio que algunas veces se encuentra al estar sometido a un sufrimiento excesivo。” 。。。more
Gloria
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Just about every October， have intended to read this novel written in 1818 when Mary Shelley was just 19。 Should never have put this off because it is an amazing story that is seriously different from any Hollywood takes on it。 Indeed， I realized I did not know this story in advance at all really。Considering her youth， her gender， and the time period， it is really a wonder that this book was written at all。 Victor Frankenstein does conceive of a way to bring a corpse to life， but this is more ab Just about every October， have intended to read this novel written in 1818 when Mary Shelley was just 19。 Should never have put this off because it is an amazing story that is seriously different from any Hollywood takes on it。 Indeed， I realized I did not know this story in advance at all really。Considering her youth， her gender， and the time period， it is really a wonder that this book was written at all。 Victor Frankenstein does conceive of a way to bring a corpse to life， but this is more about the ramifications of mankind messing with nature。 Philosophical throughout， this addresses issues of human/monster rights， grief and despair， rage and love， revenge and loyalties， and more。Understandably the language of someone living and writing in the early 1800s is going to be different from a 21st century author writing about the early 1800s。 This may be offputting to a few readers because she uses some rarely used words; her language use reveals just what an intelligent young woman she was。 By the time she wrote this， she had endured multiple tragedies of her own; these are hinted at in Frankenstein。This is a gothic novel， not the horror depicted in movies。 Shelley could have shortened it a bit， but big applause for language， plot twists， and the exploration of ethical issues in science。 。。。more
Lynn-Marie Reed
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 **3。5**Well， I finally read Frankenstein。 And even though I mostly knew what was going to happen， I enjoyed it and even shed a couple tears。The monster did not deserve the way he was treated one bit。 No matter what he did to prove his humanity， he was denied even the slightest sympathies。 It was truly hard to read those moments。 I couldn’t believe how much Frankenstein despised his own creation。 Then he was shocked when everyone he loved died because he denied the monster one single request。 The **3。5**Well， I finally read Frankenstein。 And even though I mostly knew what was going to happen， I enjoyed it and even shed a couple tears。The monster did not deserve the way he was treated one bit。 No matter what he did to prove his humanity， he was denied even the slightest sympathies。 It was truly hard to read those moments。 I couldn’t believe how much Frankenstein despised his own creation。 Then he was shocked when everyone he loved died because he denied the monster one single request。 They both ended up alone and miserable， eager for death， because Frankenstein couldn’t find any love in his heart for the creature he brought into existence。Mary Shelley’s writing was pretty good for the most part， though certain times I found myself bored by the long ravings of the characters and noticing quite a bit of repetitiveness。 。。。more
Valentina Moncada
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"Puedo plasmar mis pensamientos en el papel， es cierto; pero ese me parece un modo muy pobre de comunicar mis sentimientos。" 📖✍🏻No quiero describir mucho el libro porque me parece que debes leerlo sin tener más mitos en la cabeza， aunque ya existen muchas versiones que conocemos 🧟♂️。Es un libro completamente asombroso🤩， atrapa desde el comienzo。 Se lee bastante rápido y es un clásico que todos deberían leer 😉。¿Recomendado？ Completamente。 "Puedo plasmar mis pensamientos en el papel， es cierto; pero ese me parece un modo muy pobre de comunicar mis sentimientos。" 📖✍🏻No quiero describir mucho el libro porque me parece que debes leerlo sin tener más mitos en la cabeza， aunque ya existen muchas versiones que conocemos 🧟♂️。Es un libro completamente asombroso🤩， atrapa desde el comienzo。 Se lee bastante rápido y es un clásico que todos deberían leer 😉。¿Recomendado？ Completamente。 。。。more
Caleb Blevins
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A classic horror tale。 Slow at times but overall a wonderful story。
Reference
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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