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It's fascinating to revisit a classic more than a decade after first reading it. So much has changed for me - a PhD, a move to a different country. Life experience has changed how I read, making some of my former favourites seem dull and lifeless, while other works gain more significance.
Frankenstein is one of the books that has aged like fine wine upon a reread. Many of the aspects that struck me on my first read still stand: I love the push and pull between Frankenstein and the monster he cre ...more
Frankenstein is one of the books that has aged like fine wine upon a reread. Many of the aspects that struck me on my first read still stand: I love the push and pull between Frankenstein and the monster he cre ...more
Oct 29, 2010
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In the edition I read an Afterword by literary critic Harold Bloom states the book "affords a unique introduction to the archetypal world of the Romantics" and it's amazing how many of the movement's hallmarks I found. The book famously was the result of a rainy day challenge that included the poets Lord Byron and the author's husband, Shelley, it mentions Coleridge and quotes Wordsworth and includes encomiums to nature.
Framed as a letter by a ship's captain to his sister about his guest, this ...more
Framed as a letter by a ship's captain to his sister about his guest, this ...more
Similar in theme to Jekyll & Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray, but a better read. At least, I enjoyed it more.
Dec 04, 2009
Kayla
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Dec 27, 2009
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