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I love the book, but I hated how much additional material was in the book.
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A brilliantly written tragic tale. I'm sure there are some deep profound themes & meanings that I missed, but I enjoyed it anyway. Listening to this was almost like listening to music as the language was so masterfully weaved. But I must admit I found some of the soliloquies a bit long winded. I chuckled as I pictured the hideous, green, 8 foot tall abomination prattling on and on while the listener is tapping his foot, checking his pocket watch, etc.
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Much of what I pick up to read, I enjoy (With the exception of Villet). This book was no different. The sentiments of the Romantics and later the Victorians always strike a chord with me. Their struggles to find a Utopian Paradise in Nature but seeing the world progress in intelligence yet digress in humanity. Writing was a way to explore child labor, poverty, environmental issues, civil rights, etc. Frankenstein, in a way, explored nature vs. nurture. But more literally explored the advances of
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