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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Start date: February 1, 2016

Finish date: February 15, 2016

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Feb 20, 2010 Donna rated it really liked it

Shelves: dailylit-com

The book is totally different than the image we've gotten from movies and television. I highly recommend reading it just to understand how different it is. Mary Shelley must have been one in a million. Now I want to know more about her and find out where this tragic tale came from. ...more

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Dec 21, 2007 Kelly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Surprisingly great. I had grouped this book in with Dracula, I think thanks to the horror character allusion to both books. After not thoroughly enjoying Dracula, I figured I'd be just as disappointed in Frankenstein. Boy was I wrong. Read the entire book in one sitting before one of my classes for Brit Lit II and really really enjoyed it. Find the idea of whether to sympathize with Frankenstein or the Creature intriguging. Amazing that Shelley wrote it at 19! (Makes me feel completely worthless ...more

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Apr 14, 2009 Lindsey rated it it was amazing

I devoted a whole month-long class to this book - and I still like it.

The obsession of Victor Frankenstein, and the horror, come through clearly. For me, the book wasn't a horror in the sense that it was scary, but more a horror due to the suspense and depravity. ...more

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Nov 05, 2007 Lindsey rated it really liked it

Shelves: college

I hated this book in college but I am actually starting to really enjoy it after teaching it. Similar to most books of its time, it is slow to get into because it has so many long winded explanations.

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