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Michelle
Jan 03, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Frankenstein was a sad, tragic tale of horror and revenge; it was quite depressing to read to be honest. Tragic as it was, the tale was beautifully written and the prose flowed smoothly. I could not put it down. Mary Shelley was indeed a talented nineteen years old.

We were first introduced to Captain Walton, an English explorer in the Artic and his sister, Mrs. Saville, whom he constantly wrote to. His was the introductory frame narrative in epistolary style where we subsequently met Victor Fra
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Anindyta
Jan 03, 2013 rated it it was amazing
“When I looked around, I saw and heard of none like me. Was I then a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled, and whom all men disowned ?”

Angkat tangan buat yang kenal nama Frankenstein ? Saya yakin, banyak banget yang tahu dengan nama Frankenstein karena buku ini memang salah satu buku klasik terkenal. Anehnya, walaupun buku ini terkenal, masih saja banyak salah kaprah yang menganggap kalau Frankenstein itu adalah nama makhluk horor yang diceritakan di dalam buku ini. Sebelum sa
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Deb Baker
Aug 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This is one of my favorite books of all time. I love the story behind the writing of Frankenstein as well as the actual story.

Mary Shelley creates the classic horror tale. A story of love and creation and the Victorian themes of the destruction of humanity outside the domestic circle. There is no replacement for this original tale of Frankenstein. The language is beautiful, the characters are interesting, the monster draws both sympathy and fear.
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