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Opening lines:
TO Mrs. Saville, England
You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.
Quotations:
So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein— more, far more, will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.
I was like the Arabian wh ...more
Opening lines:
TO Mrs. Saville, England
You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.
Quotations:
So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein— more, far more, will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.
I was like the Arabian wh ...more
3.5
I've never read it before, nor have I seen any of the movies (except for Young Frankenstein which I think was nowhere near this story).
The 1818 language slows the reader down, but doesn't take long to get acclimated. I got confused at the end of the book because I had forgotten that the book starts with a ship's captain's letters to his sister. I had to use the search aspect of the e-book to remind me of what happened a mere 114 pages previously.
A lot of new vocabulary.
Did note that the book ...more
I've never read it before, nor have I seen any of the movies (except for Young Frankenstein which I think was nowhere near this story).
The 1818 language slows the reader down, but doesn't take long to get acclimated. I got confused at the end of the book because I had forgotten that the book starts with a ship's captain's letters to his sister. I had to use the search aspect of the e-book to remind me of what happened a mere 114 pages previously.
A lot of new vocabulary.
Did note that the book ...more
Mar 06, 2009
Mary E.
marked it as collected-classics
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Dree
added it
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Barbz
marked it as to-read
Jul 23, 2016
Cheryl
marked it as to-read
