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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Start date: October 1, 2011

Finish date: October 31, 2011

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Jan 25, 2014 Kasper rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobooks, novels, top-50-critically-acclaimed-novels, must-read-classics, my-collection, rosinante-classics

A must-read classic that I can highly recommend...

... for the entertainment value:
In no way does this feel about two centuries old!

... for the thought-provoking themes:
Nature versus nurture. The (ever increasingly relevant) dangers of playing God.

... for Shelley's prose and narrative structure:
Her sentences are simultaneously precise and beautiful, and the rather bold framing device is as effective as it is elegant.

... as well as for the two compelling main characters:
Victor Frankenstein and The ...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Marilou added it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-classics, 1800s-early-novels-classics, audiobooks

I listened to the audible version of this book. I liked the story a lot, but I found it a bit long and the writing style was a bit repetitive. It is especially noticeable when you listen to it.

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