draven_deathcrush's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I had to read this for school, and I'm so glad I did. It was amazing, and I loved it so much. I'm a big fan of zombies, and I always wanted to read this book, but I never ended up doing it. Now I had to, and I'm very glad!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts
agatha_hopkins's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Murder, Body horror, and Gun violence
bebidocrimes's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I remembered enjoying this in high school, but now I simply will never stop thinking about how much I love this story. My brain won't let it go, it's like I'm gnawing on a bone. It's about the loneliness of every kind of ostracization, it's about spurning God, it's about not learning your lesson even after facing every consequence, it's about hating your dad, it's about nature versus nurture, it's about being human yet inhuman. I can't wait to reread and do full annotations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Stalking, and Violence
Minor: Classism, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death of parent, and Incest
lvrdy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
this book could have a numerous amount of underlying meanings. I think Mary Shelley did an excellent job for an 18-year-old writing a horror story you almost route for both of the main characters at separate times you hate them and you love them simultaneously. You want Victor Frankenstein to be happy and you want the monster to be loved but you also want them both to be destroyed by one another. this book is one of those that you sit and chew on after you finish it the interpretation is up to the reader. It can be as literal as you would, like, or as metaphorical however, we was all ask ourselves with the man or the monster. Or is there not a difference between the two?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
iloponis's review against another edition
3.5
aside from victor’s occasional unintelligible emo ramblings this was pretty good
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
laurenkgrace's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Grief, Classism, Child death, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, and Violence
savvylit's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
I can hardly believe that I've never read Frankenstein before this month! It's a classic for a reason; Shelley's story is chilling and philosophical. Viktor Frankenstein is incredibly unlikeable and the unnamed monster is heartbreakingly misunderstood.
If you're in the mood for a true Gothic classic, you can't go wrong with Frankenstein!
If you're in the mood for a true Gothic classic, you can't go wrong with Frankenstein!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Body horror
s_snape_hbp's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Suicide, Mental illness, and Grief
basil_touche's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Re-reading four years later for a bookclub and it still impresses me how readable this novel still is 205 years later. If I can give a criticism, the narrative can be a tad long winded, especially with Frankenstein's narrative. Although the creature's narrative is the best part of the book (he's the best character).
I found it quite interesting that in the narrative the way the creature is brought to life is deliberately kept vague, with only minor implications to body parts and grave robbing. Also I understood more of the biblical and literary references this time. The fact that Mary Shelley wrote this when she was eighteen and created modern science fiction as we know it blows my mind. Still one of my favourite classic novels.
I found it quite interesting that in the narrative the way the creature is brought to life is deliberately kept vague, with only minor implications to body parts and grave robbing. Also I understood more of the biblical and literary references this time. The fact that Mary Shelley wrote this when she was eighteen and created modern science fiction as we know it blows my mind. Still one of my favourite classic novels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
sproutedpages's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Violence and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death of parent