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Livro interessantíssimo que discute ciência mas, sobretudo, a responsabilidade do Homem sobre o que cria. É impossível não ser movida pela história do Monstro, assim como é fácil (ainda que talvez não seja o mais correcto) perceber Viktor e a sua distanciação de algo que cria e julga horrível. No entanto, a sua criação não é uma que se possa rasgar e deitar fora, tendo ali o seu fim mas uma que responde de volta com consequências trágicas.
Frankenstein is definitely not light reading. You have to invest yourself, push yourself through pages and pages of description of snow and nature to get to the meat of the story - and, as I found after pushing myself, it was worth it because the meat of the story was that good.
I remember seeing a Frankenstein movie as a teenager and being thoroughly unimpressed by it. However, the book is nothing like what I remember that movie being - and then I find out that this story that struggles with mor ...more
I remember seeing a Frankenstein movie as a teenager and being thoroughly unimpressed by it. However, the book is nothing like what I remember that movie being - and then I find out that this story that struggles with mor ...more
I read this book for the first time last year and was blown away. Of course I had seend the movies, etc. of Frankenstein but this story was so different from any of them and the writing so engaging that I felt I was hearing the story for the first time. A real treasure.
My only was with the supplemental notes that were added by some other author for the publisher. I thought it would be a good idea to get a version of the book with these insights to make sure I didn't miss any underlying symbolis ...more
My only was with the supplemental notes that were added by some other author for the publisher. I thought it would be a good idea to get a version of the book with these insights to make sure I didn't miss any underlying symbolis ...more
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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Dec 11, 2010
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