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Classics Group Read (Pre 1900) - June 2016. Frankenstein. NO SPOILERS ALLOWED
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this is a fantastic read - was a study text when i was at uni, and im tempted to re-read with you all again.
Nancy you should read it again with us! I'm reading it because it is the classic selection for June, and because I recently watched a modern version of Frankenstein (the movie) and wanted to compare it to the book. So far, I'm impressed with the writing style. I'll comment more as I continue.
I'm excited to read this classic with everyone! I had no idea of the background of why Shelley wrote...interesting!
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Ooh I've had this on my shelf (well mostly in a moving box in the attic) since 1990!I think it's time I read it ...
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I was looking at her bio on Wikipedia and found out that she is buried just down the road from me in Bournemouth
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I hadn't appreciated that this book is exactly 200 years old this month.
I just finished. The book is different from the Frankenstein movies that I have watched. This is such a unique story for an eighteen year old woman from this time period to create.
Been up in the loft and got my copy. Read it when I was young and found it boring. Giving it another go now to see what I think of it now that I'm really old.Paul I remember going to Bournemouth years ago to look for her grave, found it eventually, wasn't well sign posted.
I'm a bit late but just getting started with this one!
Getting my books ready to take on holiday, gonna take this one for a re-read as I have the penguin clothbound version now. :-)
