Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

61 reviews

dilara2912w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

excepto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It was a bit slow to start with and I feel there were a few too many layers of narrative around the story. The description of the life of the beast was definitely the best part.
I find the gothic premise of the constantly ill protagonist a bit tiring.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Incest, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

saucywench813's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

emilyjean_xo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

frankenstein: it’s me, hi, i’m the problem it’s me🫶🏼

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Suicide, and Murder

felix was bit of a dick

apollo_grace's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

theuncannydani's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Gore, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Islamophobia

Minor: Religious bigotry

fionnlister's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

im fucking bawling how dare you mary shelly 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Incest, Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

brycestevenwilley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

Better than I thought it would be, beautifully written and interesting themes, but just a little too long at times, I didn't really need the 5 page description of the Alps.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

linnylionheart's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Colonisation

Minor - execution of an innocent person

emory's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

seems long and drawn out and is a far shot from what I was expecting due to the distortion of its resonance in popular culture, but eloquent and deserving of its place in not only horror but overall classic literature. very mesmerizing writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Stalking, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Racism, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail