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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Start date: May 1, 2020

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Jun 13, 2013 Stephen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Though I've been familiar with this story since I was child scared witless by the "monster movie" classic, I'd never actually read the classic novel on which it was based. Now, that I've amended that shortcoming, I can say that I enjoyed the book and can see it's genius as an original Gothic thriller but I think some of the later treatments actually made it a better story.

Victor Frankenstein was a bit of a whiner and from some of his later quotes it appeared that he'd learned nothing from his o ...more

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May 14, 2019 Christine rated it it was amazing

I would venture to say that she is as brilliant of a writer as they come. I am glad I haven't read this until now. I don't think I was mature enough in my reading to appreciate her before this. ...more

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