false 3 11 false false Thu Nov 29 09:10:54 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 09:13:50 -0800 2007
second, i wish i had a dollar for every time the word "wretch" was used.

i'm sort of on the fence with this book. while the storyline kept my interest throughout, i feel i would have liked it better if there wasn't soooo much 1st person narration. too many lengthy wordy sentences in really really really long paragraphs.

Frankenstein really pissed me off. he was a fool. he was selfish, and really stupid. why didn't he just kill the creature right after he brought it to life when he realized its hideousness (or his mistake)? instead he just went on and on and on about how it bothered him so much. it obviously drove him mental enough to not realize the extent of his ambitious actions and the possible consequences of creating something and then abandoning/shunning it. poor wretch!

i also found it almost ridiculous the creature could not only remain hidden long enough to learn and sponge off the family in the cottage, but to also become such an eloquent speaker! i have had many years to practice speaking and i am barely beyond the level of the green monster Hollywood created! i am really good at grunting and pointing.

i am still shocked Shelley was barely 19 years old when she wrote this. her level of maturity and grasp of philosphical ideas on the nature of man is truly remarkable.
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