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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Penguin Classics)
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- New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
- Biographies of the authors
- Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
- Comments by other famous authors
- Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
- Bibliographies for further reading
- Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
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Readers say this 1818 edition of Frankenstein offers elegant prose and deep philosophical themes that remain relevant today. Many appreciate its explo...
If you have a God complex and/or Daddy issues, then this is the book for you!!! Mary Shelley wrote the scariest story known to mankind, which is basically what happens when a man invents something highly destructive and then regrets it, but it's way too late and it bites him -- but mostly OTHER PEOPLE -- in the ass (also see: the nuclear bomb). Really, the story of Pandora's Box was probably about a man. Great work, Mary. I've also done really destructive things to get my father's attention, so this book was very relatable.
Not the story I expected
I had no idea the tragedy that befell Frankenstein after he created his monster. Why did he marry when he had been warned? Senseless tragedy. I know it's a classic but it was not to my taste.
I had no idea the tragedy that befell Frankenstein after he created his monster. Why did he marry when he had been warned? Senseless tragedy. I know it's a classic but it was not to my taste.
Read the 1831version. Fantastic book that can be looked at through a myriad of social and political lenses. It got me out of a long reading slump.
This book was very good. I liked the romantic aspects that went into it. I hated/liked Victor as a character. He could have avoided all of this death and destruction by being a good “parent” to the creature. I also think the creature is partly to blame because his heart was so filled up on revenge that he killed innocents and good hearted people. Overall this was a good story and I liked the mystery to it.
This was amazing.
This was the first book I've read in a long time that grabbed a hold of me and made me want to know what what going to happen next, how this tale was going to end. So much so that I brought this book to work with me and read before my shift started, during my first fifteen minute break, during lunch, and then again at my second/last fifteen minute break. I was only sort of familiar with the tale of Frankenstein and his "monster". I've never read this before nor do I recall ever sitting down and watching any of the many films that have been made based around the story. So I wasn't entirely sure what kind of story would be contained within the pages. I wasn't disappointed and it wasn't what I was expecting.
There is no clear hero to this story. There is no clear villain. There is only arrogance, bad choices, and my not knowing whose side I'm cheering for because, honestly, both sides are epic in their wrongness.
In short, such a good story.
The only reason I didn't give this five stars is because I wish it had ended differently. I was waiting for some sort of payoff at the end that simply didn't arrive. Which is cool because there is a high degree of realism to the way the story ended, but the part of me that wanted and was expecting something different forced me to give it four stars which isn't too shabby!
Recommended for those that love under-stated horror and those that have seen all of those Frankenstein renditions on film. Be a completist. Read the book!
This was the first book I've read in a long time that grabbed a hold of me and made me want to know what what going to happen next, how this tale was going to end. So much so that I brought this book to work with me and read before my shift started, during my first fifteen minute break, during lunch, and then again at my second/last fifteen minute break. I was only sort of familiar with the tale of Frankenstein and his "monster". I've never read this before nor do I recall ever sitting down and watching any of the many films that have been made based around the story. So I wasn't entirely sure what kind of story would be contained within the pages. I wasn't disappointed and it wasn't what I was expecting.
There is no clear hero to this story. There is no clear villain. There is only arrogance, bad choices, and my not knowing whose side I'm cheering for because, honestly, both sides are epic in their wrongness.
In short, such a good story.
The only reason I didn't give this five stars is because I wish it had ended differently. I was waiting for some sort of payoff at the end that simply didn't arrive. Which is cool because there is a high degree of realism to the way the story ended, but the part of me that wanted and was expecting something different forced me to give it four stars which isn't too shabby!
Recommended for those that love under-stated horror and those that have seen all of those Frankenstein renditions on film. Be a completist. Read the book!
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