A timeless, terrifying tale of one man's obsession to create life -- and the monster that became his legacy.
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What Others Say
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
I bought this for my son for a school reading assignment. He did not like the book at all. Me, on the other hand, I liked it. I read it years & years ago but I enjoyed it the 2nd time around.
Horrible writing.
One word. "Endeavor"
This word was used ATLEAST 4 times a page on every page of the book when Victor is talking.
By the last half of the book, I was so fed up with her lack of vocabulary that I just could not stand to read it anymore.
Horribly written. Decent plot, though. I will give her that.
This is a classic???
3 Words best describe Frankenstein (Enriched Classics): wordy, contrived, and melodramatic. I LOVE reading classics, but this one consistently disappoints. A lot of classics are wordy, and a lot of Gothic tales are contrived and melodramatic, but at least the pay-off is worth the effort. Sadly, I cannot say the same for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Hollywood does a better job with the story than the original author.
The Pusuit of Greatness
Frankenstein is the story of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist in pursuit of greatness. His goal is to create a human out of sewn together parts of corpses. When the creature comes to life Victor instantly regrets his progress. His creation is a hideous monster that Frankenstein fears. The remainder of the book documents Victor's exploits in trying to capture the monster and conquer his fear and depression. Throughout the book the reader gets to hear the story from several different perspectives: a captain of a ship on a voyage to the North Pole who runs across Victor on the ice, Victor himself, and even the monster's side of the story. The end of the book is quite bleak and very depressing, but the idea discussed is one to think about: ... Read More
Forever and a Day
What can I say about Mary Shelly's story of Frankenstein? How about BORING! I mean sure the concept of the book is cool but only two out of so may parts were the only interesting part. Wait, I take that back, three. The part in the letter where Walden first saw the monster, the part when Frankenstein was making the monster, and the part when the monster was killing people. The rest was just unwanted details. That book literally put me to sleep and it's about a monster! Frankenstein's suppose to be an exciting Halloween story gives little kids nightmares! Instead it's a bed time story for a caffeine addict.
I thought it would be cool to finally know how the monster really came to life, but I didn't even get that much out ... Read More
