Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus

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Review: Frankenstein

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Like many readers, I was well familiar with the narrative before I first laid eyes on the novel. I expected it to be scary - not that scary since I've never read horror before and the very concept of ... Read full review

Review: Frankenstein

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Frankenstein, I don't know what to begin this review with? Let's start with The Pace, This book is painfully slow paced,especially when the story is narrated by Frankenstein or Victor Frankenstein who ... Read full review

Review: Frankenstein

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At times, I was fearful to not be immersed in this haunting and deeply tragic novel. I was very much afraid I would turn a corner or flip on a light to see a demonic monster standing in my wake. In ... Read full review

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Victor Frankenstein is a scientist who lived somewhere in Geneva, Switzerland around the 1800's. He wanted to be a famous scientist like his professors. He wanted to bring life to a body so he used ... Read full review

Review: Frankenstein

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This is one of those books that I figured I needed to read, if only because it has impacted so much of both literary, nerd and general culture over the years. It is also a story that, for not having ... Read full review

Review: Frankenstein

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Sometimes I felt bogged down by the excessive descriptions of scenery and the repetitive whining of the narrator, but the issues presented in this book were fascinating and thought-provoking: what it ... Read full review

Review: Frankenstein

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It took me a month but I'm FINALLY done! I really liked it. Lots of dragging though. The monster reminded me of a kid throwing a huge tantrum. Read full review

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Well what can i say its Frankenstein of course its good,actually one thing i can say is it's a LOT darker than other classics like Dracula. It also has so much more to say than almost any other ... Read full review

Review: Frankenstein

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Continuing on from my discovery of the wonder that is audio books for reading classic novels, this week I listened to the tale of Frankenstein. I've never even entertained the thought of reading this ... Read full review

Review: Frankenstein

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Not sure what particular pleasure there is in wretchedness, horror, despair, depression, darkness and demise especially in the 18th & 19th century. Definitely, not a pleasant book and somewhat ... Read full review