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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Start date: October 1, 2013

Finish date: October 31, 2013

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Dec 19, 2012 Lauren rated it really liked it

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There are many disadvantages to living in our modern society (to say nothing of the advantages) but among those disadvantages is the bleeding over of literature plots into popular culture. Some things have had the suspense sucked right out of them, such as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and others have been completely twisted like this one.

If you are looking for a creepy Halloween horror tale this is not the right choice. There are some rather scary things about Frankenstein but th ...more

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Dec 29, 2022 Namida... rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Victor Frankenstein joins the club of the most self-centered self-absorbed MCs. No wonder he was arrogant enough to create the monster. So many examples, he goes on about how Justine is innocent and how he is the real murderer but I'm so wretched and they'll never believe me anyway so poor Justine guess you'll just have to die tough luck :/ Then the monster tells him point blank he will murder Elizabeth if he marries her and Victor is like yeah I know but the loss of her for me is a fate worse t ...more

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