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Frankenstein is an absolute timeless classic and for good reason.
Criticizing the scientific hubris of man, not to mention the entitlement and lack of responsibility for ones actions, just never goes out of style.
This is my 3rd (?) reading of the text, but what struck me this time was the comedy of Victor Frankenstein.
He makes a man out of corpses, for some ungodly reason makes him like 9 feet tall, then when it comes to life he is somehow surprised at its hideousness.
He simply ...more
Frankenstein is an absolute timeless classic and for good reason.
Criticizing the scientific hubris of man, not to mention the entitlement and lack of responsibility for ones actions, just never goes out of style.
This is my 3rd (?) reading of the text, but what struck me this time was the comedy of Victor Frankenstein.
He makes a man out of corpses, for some ungodly reason makes him like 9 feet tall, then when it comes to life he is somehow surprised at its hideousness.
He simply ...more
I try to throw in a classic from time to time and October seemed to be the right time to tackle Frankenstein. My familiarity with the story is limited to movie/TV depictions (mostly the movie Young Frankenstein). Needless to say, I was quite surprised that the book was not really what I was expecting. I started listening to this on audio, but then ended up reading the last half in one sitting (it's actually pretty short).
Even finishing it a month later, I'm not really sure what to make of it. Wh ...more
Even finishing it a month later, I'm not really sure what to make of it. Wh ...more
Victor Frankenstein has lived a charmed life. When he leaves behind Geneva for the colleges of Ingolstodt and his study of the natural sciences he is excited and gifted. Before three years are out he has surpassed all his teachers have to teach him and endeavors to discover the secret of life. To this end he creates for himself a man, cobbled together from the bits and pieces of cadavers. Yet his great success will also prove to be his demise.
An epistolary novel, we learn this story as Frankenst ...more
An epistolary novel, we learn this story as Frankenst ...more
I hated this book in college.
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