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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Start date: October 1, 2011

Finish date: October 31, 2011

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Dec 15, 2012 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, gutenberg, book-and-movie, read-2013, e-books, mtbr-challenge-2013, british-literature, fiction-19th-century

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Opening lines:
TO Mrs. Saville, England
You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.

Quotations:

So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein— more, far more, will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.

I was like the Arabian wh ...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Khugunin rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle, future-bookclub, should-have-classics

I was really struck by how horrific it was...enjoyed how my emotions vacillated for the monster and the creator and how psychologically disturbing it was...will definitely read again.

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Feb 29, 2012 S rated it liked it

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Honestly, I felt like it just kind of dragged on forever. I also felt like Frankenstein was incredibly dumb--he kept describing his creation as pure evil, and then being surprised when he did something evil. Not my favorite.

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