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I found this classic tedious to get through.
A classic and a horror story.
The 11-year-old and I decided to give this 202-year-old tale a try for our Halloween season read. We really enjoyed it. He gave it 4 stars because he was hoping for a different ending. I give it 5 because it kept us engaged and guessing until the end. Beautifully-written, this story offers much to contemplate and discuss.
I was pleasantly surprised. A good story and fairly easy to read.
This book is in the top 10 of her English teacher's favorites. As it was also on several book lists I am working through, I signed up for Serial Reader app snippets. I am sure I would not have read this if it weren't delivered in 20 minute reading chunks. I am not going to analyze the literary elements of this, just sharing my reaction of how I was confused at the start, not expecting a story within a story. I was quite frustrated that Frankenstein never named his creation, only calling him horr
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