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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,

Charlotte Gordon (Introduction)

Start date: January 1, 2023

Finish date: January 31, 2023

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Jan 07, 2017 Radwa rated it liked it · review of another edition

A strange novel. I expected a horror novel with a big part of it revolving around the moment Dr. Frankenstein creates his monster, but it was a novel about feelings, creating, and a lot of symbolism of other works of art such as "Paradise Lost".

رواية العالم فيكتور فرانكنشتاين، الطموح جدا، اللي بيخلق فيها مخلوق في مختبره لإثبات نفسه، لكن المخلوق ده بيكون على عكس توقعات وبيقلب حياته بالكامل. الرواية ممتعة، طابع الرسائل لم أتوقعه، الأسلوب تقليدي نوعا ما، لكن من الواضح أنه كان طفرة في عصره وأسلوب ما ...more

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Jun 01, 2017 Grace rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mccrum-s-100-greatest, 2016-reads

#8 in the chronological read of "the list". Never read before.... quite a few details and parts of the plot surprised me. Can't give a 5 star within the context of the McCrum list but they can't all get 5!

An explanation of my star rating.
5= Truly cream of the crop. Amazing. In a wondrous realm of their own
4= Special and well written. Truly a good/maybe great book, but not a rare 5 star wonder.
3= Moments of brilliance, a pleasure to read. I'd recommend it.
2= An average book... since I'm not usu ...more

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Mar 23, 2019 Darren rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: best-loved-favorites

So much more than I expected.

A+
100/100
All-Time Great

Rating: 6 stars (on a 5-star scale)
(Reserved for stunning, exceptional books with intriguing, daring, or highly original plots, flawless writing styles and unforgettable, often multilayered characters.)

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Jul 05, 2018 Lindsey LaChute rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

Love it. Reread it to the kids every October.

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Sep 05, 2017 Jenny rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, 2017, guardian-100

Aug 25, 2012 Hayley rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Dec 19, 2012 Jenny marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Aug 21, 2013 ULa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: plus-ultra, it-is-hard, clown-behind-you

Dec 15, 2013 Christine marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, horror, 1a-owned-but-not-read, freebiez, gothic, country-germany, country-switzerland, read-in-2015, z-200-to-299-pages, 2025-reading-list