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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Start date: June 9, 2013

Finish date: June 9, 2013

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May 30, 2014 Olivia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-for-school, classics, favorites, sci-fi, disturbing, mental-health, first-read-before-read-in-school

Reread in the original 1818 text for class, 2018. Definitely one of my favorite classics; great themes and messages and atmosphere. Not sure how to do multiple separate editions on Goodreads again oh well.

First reading (2015):
The beginning threw me off and the language could get repetitive, but overall, good.

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Oct 02, 2021 Marisa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, dark-and-mysterious, worth-re-reading, europe-adventure, angsty, blinded-by-science, absolutely-chilling, halloween-and-horror, books-to-big-screen, nature-journeys

Frankenstein has a nostalgic vibe for me. I rocked this novel in high school and again in college, so it gives me good feelings on top of the spooky creepiness that I love in gothic classics. This time around, I listened to the audiobook read by Dan Stevens. He's a gem with an incredible voice.

Normally, I would have given this a 5-star rating, but for whatever reason, there was only so much groveling and depression I could take. This is still one of my favorite eerie books for the Fall season, ...more

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Mar 25, 2010 Marisa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009-2010-school-year

Great book! I enjoyed going in depth with it and thinking about how Shelley critiqued both the Enlightenment and Romanticism. It's a classic ghost story. It was very smooth, and I like how Frankenstein tells his story to Walton before his story was over. One more thing: I liked the power reversal for Frankenstein and the monster, but in the end, they seemed like equals. ...more

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Oct 17, 2024 Holli rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I get it. I get why this is a classic. Not so much a scary book, as a contemplative one with several social considerations that can still be witnessed today.

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