I just hate Victor Frankenstein. There were so many good themes in the book (A-Level English FTW LOL JKS) but to me it was all undermined by the utter...moreI just hate Victor Frankenstein. There were so many good themes in the book (A-Level English FTW LOL JKS) but to me it was all undermined by the utter selfishness and cowardice of Victor. Are we supposed to sympathise with this guy?! Half of the book is literally listening to him whine, complain and sleep..
The only part of the book I could actually enjoy reading were the parts from the 'monster's' narrative and even that was just so suspicious. Hmm, so he not only learnt French in one year, but became as eloquent as an upperclass man of that era? Yeh, that's realistic.
Oh and it pissed me off how Shelley just sidesteps all the issues she can't be bothered to write about. Maybe that sort of thing went unnoticed or was acceptable in the 1800s but I thought it was just lazy. Half of that book could've been cut out--it was just Victor repeating how his life was a cruel joke blablablabla.
Stupid English Literature. Stupid college. /rant over(less)
I usually am not a huge fan of the old classics (I know-- I suck) because I find the writing to be too tedious sometimes and it takes a while to get t...moreI usually am not a huge fan of the old classics (I know-- I suck) because I find the writing to be too tedious sometimes and it takes a while to get to the point. I really liked this book because although the same applies to it, most of the writing was really interesting. It wasn't just pointlessly long paragraphs of pointlessness; it was so intense! Wilde throws so many intriguing concepts of thinking into the book though I will point out his mysogynistic views after a while got me quite angry, yeah some women are twats but the same can be said for men.
The characters were really great. They were very realistic and believable and even when I wasn't reading the book I found myself trying to pyscho-analyze them. Dorian Gray was obviously the main focus but not only do we get to watch the development of his personality and how he is influenced by those around him, we also get so many great characters. Henry Wotton is a particular favorite of mine, despite how he completely corrupted Dorian, how he lives his life and treats people fascinated me. I was a bit dissapointed in the books portrayal of women though from what I have heard of Oscar Wilde this was hardly surprising.
The book was an intricately woven and beautiful piece though by the end some of the writing got just boring. I like hearing myths and tales but at one point there were three pages of jewellery related mythologies being spouted out for no purpose other than to illustrate Dorian's new hobby. It seemed as though the author was just using the book as an oppurtunity to show off how smart and educated he was. I admired the books fascination with human character and the way they acted-- amd the ending was just brilliant. It was like a moral lesson disguised as a cynic.(less)
Read this for college and usually that makes me prejudiced against the book, simply because it's for my education. Screw education. Nyaaah. Regardless...moreRead this for college and usually that makes me prejudiced against the book, simply because it's for my education. Screw education. Nyaaah. Regardless, I still thought this was a very witty play. There's a lot of heavy maths, understanding it isn't exactly needed but if you do then you can understand the subtle (sneaky) themes that Stoppard has going on. Not going to lie, if I hadn't been doing iterated algorithms in philosophy I wouldn't understand the mathsy bit.
It was actually surprisingly funny. I am a sucker for the angsty sarcastic character in any form of literature and here Septimus did not dissapoint.
This is a nice quick read that makes you feel smarter at the end because it mentions maths...wait that's probably just me.(less)
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