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“No more let life divide what death can join together.”
― Percy Bysshe Shelley, Adonais
Here’s the truth. I didn’t personally connect to Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, though I very much wanted to – it didn’t ‘curdle my blood’ as Shelley had intended it to, perhaps due to the overexposure to the Frankenstein trope. However, I admire it and understand the significance of it in literary canon as well as its immense contribution to culture, hence the rating.
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― Percy Bysshe Shelley, Adonais
Here’s the truth. I didn’t personally connect to Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, though I very much wanted to – it didn’t ‘curdle my blood’ as Shelley had intended it to, perhaps due to the overexposure to the Frankenstein trope. However, I admire it and understand the significance of it in literary canon as well as its immense contribution to culture, hence the rating.
What is it about?
This is the story of the a ...more
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
Jun 18, 2010
Shelley M
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Nov 15, 2010
Siya Kumar
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Erippd
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