Frankenstein
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An Apple Books Classic edition.
Mary Shelley was just 18 when she had a nightmare vision: “I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life.”
Despite her lack of writing experience, Shelley converted her dream into what is often referred to as the world’s first horror novel, a timeless tale of science gone bad. Frankenstein follows the story of Swiss scientist Victor Frankenstein, who manages to animate a hulking creature referred to as a “monster,” “wretch,” or “fiend.” Shelley’s 1818 classic has become one of the most frequently taught works of fiction, a cultural touchstone for conversations about the dark side of innovation. (Made-up words like Frankenscience andFrankenfood have become shorthand for the products of technological tampering.) More than 200 years after it was published, this novel remains a thought-provoking read that explores timely themes like creators’ responsibilities for the unintended consequences of their inventions.
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Frankenstein
I am astonished to learn Mary Shelley wrote this at the age of nineteen. Her characters expressed themselves with such an eloquence and depth of feeling that one is bereaved by their inability to empathize with one another. The reader undoubtably feels this and is shocked by their vanity.
I wonder less at the characters and more toward the mind of the author. The self-interest that accompanies youth is oddly coupled with the descriptive powers of an accomplished writer. The romance and idealism that one might expect from a young female writer is dashed by the wretched and malignant character of self advancement and hedonism.
It is no surprise that subsequent tellings and adaptations of this story deprive the monster of his complexity and render its creator mad from the start. With those qualities in place, the reader is able to excuse their inhuman behavior, but alas, in the original form, the reader must struggle to reconcile destructive and heartless acts performed by sympathetic and beloved characters.
Excellent book
This book was incredibly written. It reflects on man's judgement of other beings, and how everyone hates Frankenstein's creation at first glance, while not many people understood why his creation killed. I'm in sixth grade. Didn't find it that challenging, but it does contain difficult words that difficult words that other readers may stumble over.
Frankenstein
This is a boring book with a good story line. it is hard to stay interested and to follow the story line.