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I was bound to like this book, really. I’ve always been engaged with concerns of scientific overreach and the dark side of ambition. That said, I don’t usually like a book with such a clear message to convey. But Shelley did a fine job making this into a real page-turner. It’s not that the outcome is such a mystery, I suppose. But it’s well written, and the arcs of the characters themselves are enough to propel it forward. There are some dry spots with a bit more exposition than necessary (Frank
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I read the original version of Mary Shelley’s iconic novel about Victor Frankenstein’s creation, a sentient and all too human creature that Frankenstein calls “the monster.”
The creature has no other name in the novel. He is large, powerful, and deformed, so I think it’s all right to refer to him as the “monster.”
Frankenstein is wonderfully different from whatever version of the movie that you’ve seen.
Shelley’s story has no torch-lit marching, no pitchforks, no burning ramparts, no bug-eyed villa ...more
The creature has no other name in the novel. He is large, powerful, and deformed, so I think it’s all right to refer to him as the “monster.”
Frankenstein is wonderfully different from whatever version of the movie that you’ve seen.
Shelley’s story has no torch-lit marching, no pitchforks, no burning ramparts, no bug-eyed villa ...more
On NPR's list of top 100 sci if & fantasy
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Not sure how I felt about this book. I think it is interesting that Mary Shelley was 19 when she wrote the book. My biggest issue is why Frankenstein did not kill the monster after he created it. I guess there would not have been a book. Also had a problem with the monster's self taught learning.
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Unlike any Frankenstein story I have ever heard. This may be a classic, but I just didn't enjoy the story. It was far too slow in too many places. Sometimes exciting but mostly I found my mind wondering while listening to this.
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Apr 18, 2007
Jenn
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it was amazing
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Apr 05, 2011
Pamela
marked it as to-read
Aug 17, 2013
Sara
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May 04, 2014
Jaci McCon
rated it
really liked it
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Jan 08, 2016
RJ - Slayer of Trolls
rated it
it was ok
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