Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds by Mary Shelley

237 reviews

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!

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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

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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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

mossboundbooks'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Violence and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent

ambersbakesandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

noahhalmrast's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

anika_mae's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Abandonment, Grief, Child death, and Death

alisylvi's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Child death, and Stalking

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Body horror

miacorkum's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder