Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

87 reviews

co32minus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective fast-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

A deliciously complex character narrative that still holds up to contemporary questions of the integrity of humanity, with plenty of room for interpretation and no fixed morality.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Xenophobia, and Violence

sophia_e8's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Violence, and Murder

rananikolas23's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I read this book for my AP Lang class because we are analyzing arguments in the literature. This book, to say the least, was more than I expected. The physiological analysis, the reason why this book was written, and Mary Shelly's life, the writing...just everything was amazing. The book isn't scary because of the supernatural "stuff." The book is scary because of the human experiences portrayed in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Child abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicide

444lex444ndr444's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal death

helalost's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Colonisation, Misogyny, and Classism

karydiazc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is so sad to think about. Frankenstein's monster just wanted to be loved, wanted to belong. He did not chose to live, yet he had to. How different could everything had been if Frankenstein has stayed with him and helped him see the world in a different way?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Violence

lunam0uth's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Death, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Stalking, Colonisation, and Racism

lucinotlucy's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, Abandonment, Child death, and Violence

amanda_bristol's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Incest

johannarose'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Gun violence