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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Start date: February 1, 2016

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Oct 07, 2007 Dottie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: trgbc, 1001-read, 2008

Stating the obvious for anyone who has both read this book and seen the myriad film interpretations of the story -- but they are not synonymous, congruent, nor anything approaching same. Philosophical. Contemplative. Not words to describe the monster which we've taken to be Frankenstein when in actuality that name belongs to the creator not the creation. And which is which is a question which we could ask concerning the two even beyond the matter of the name -- is one evil, one good? Is there bo ...more

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Oct 27, 2007 Donald rated it liked it

Those who are used to the Universal Studios' version of "Frankenstein," with Boris Karloff and lots of grunting, will be surprised to read Mary Shelley's original novel. It's hard to believe that this classic tale was written by a teenage girl. She does a pretty nice job here, although ultimately the lack of characterization overshadows the epic story line, which still fascinates everyone.

The story of how "Frankenstein" came to be is just as interesting as the story itself. Mary Shelley was the ...more

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Aug 17, 2008 Gail rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2008, classic-british

Poor Victor Frankenstein. Seduced by extensive reading in alchemy and by a belief in his own genius, he attempts to become like God and creat life from dead materials. When he succeeds, he's appalled by the bestiality of his creation. Rahter than do something about the little mess he's just made, he runs out and goes mad or has a brain fever. Quite some little time later, he returns to his rooms only to find...the creature has disappeared. Feeling relieved, he goes about his business, with twing ...more

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Jun 14, 2014 Linda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 1800s, speculative-fiction

The story line is too over the top, and the language is very dense. It was quite the slog. But there are so many references made to it, it's nice to have a less caricatured idea of it. It is an amazing and pivotal work, even if I didn't enjoy it all that much. ...more

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