false 18490 561 The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of Frankenstein. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship …and horror. 4836639 book 1818 Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus total:81408|5:20689|4:26631|3:23251|2:7835|1:3001| 81408 298396 103655 2577 2 20 false false Tue Feb 26 03:12:18 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 03:25:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 11 false false Wed Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 18 12:33:30 -0800 2007 Tue Oct 20 18:44:02 -0700 2009 Spoilers!
Frankenstein is the first book written by Mary Shelley (daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, friend of Lord Byron), and her most famous. First published in 1818, she later revised it for its second printing in 1823, adding a preface that cl...more...]]> 3 11 false false Thu Nov 29 09:10:54 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 09:13:50 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 9 false false Sat Mar 08 00:36:47 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 01:20:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 7 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:49:18 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 06:30:17 -0700 2009
It's been almost 30 years since I've detested a book this much. I didn't think anything could be worse then Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". Seems I'm never to0 old to be wrong. This time, I don't have the excuse that I was forced to rea...more...]]> 4 6 false false Mon Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Oct 20 15:01:19 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 15:03:10 -0700 2008 Frankenstein is a fantastic character-driven piece with one of the finest endings in literature.

Despite being considered one of the first fully realized science fiction novels, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein really got the shaft when it came to adaptations. It’s the monst...more...]]> 5 7 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 31 07:50:40 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 22 10:28:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 18:31:03 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 09:57:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 3 false true Sat Oct 11 18:04:03 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 18:31:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false true Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 02 17:04:38 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 28 06:39:35 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 7 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Apr 26 08:35:45 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 08:59:43 -0700 2008
There, I said it.

I'm sorry. This book aggravates me on a level that makes an accurate review very difficult, but it's not Mary Shelley's fault. It's the faul...more...]]> 2 4 false false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 02 12:03:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 07:32:52 -0700 2008
So, this book was the first pick in a brand new bookclub (and the first I've ever been part of) I started with some friends.
Here's how it went: only two of us (myself included) fini...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 05:10:12 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 18:41:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 04 19:05:57 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 04 19:32:58 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 11:29:47 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 15:52:32 -0700 2009 Frankenstein.

The monster in the book is nothing...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:04:50 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 17:27:58 -0700 2009 I really expected to love this classic novel, but for the first few chapters I was sadly disappointed. I didn't really care for the Gothic and Romantic tones of the piece, and the occasional purple passages that were thrown in. One of the themes associated with Frankenstein has to do with nature, ...

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