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Summary: Thrilling audio dramatization! from monterey soundworks
Review: I'm the guy who wrote the adaption for the monterey media audio cassette version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Just to explain what the product isn't: it isn't a book on tape. What it is: is a dramatization of the story with many different voice acters, sound effects and original music. The story is brought to life through the characters and the action. What you don't get is some English guy reading to you out of the book. Remember, this is an adaption, which means the story is presented in a media other than the original novel. Some changes, of course, had to be made. With Frankenstein, there were a couple unique problems. One is, the book does not tell the reader how the monster was created, which I believe is important in a dramatization. You will find in my adaption the science behind the miracle of re-animation. Secondly, Victor Frankenstein created the monster much in seclusion without other characters around with which to communicate. The novel uses long passages and chapters of exposition to deliver this information to the reader. In my adaption, I've had to expand a minor character, Professor Waldman, to provide dramatization, suspense and rising conflict. Likewise, in the novel, the monster learns language by hiding in a wood shed adjoined to a house where he observes its occupants for many weeks. This information is skirted over very quickly in my adaption because the emphasis is--as it should be--on the relationship between Victor Frankenstein and his monster. ...
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Summary: "Frankenstein"
Review: This age old novel Frankenstein was simply superb. The story's plot united three exciting elements: horror, action, and romance. Mary Shelly did a spectacular job on this one. This novel kept the reading light on all night and into the early hours of the morning. I was pleased to find excitement on every page. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story, but has patience. I mean you must get through the beginning of the book to get to the interesting parts. Trust me it's worth it. Doctor Frankenstein actually created an artificial life form in a laboratory. We someday might be able to do this. The question this book made me think of is what would happen? Frankenstein created a thing that was supposed to be so good, but turned out to be so bad. This book was a real thriller.
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Summary: mary shelleys frankenstein
Review: even though i do not read a lot of books, this one started out extremely difficult for me. as i continued to read it, it became very interesting and exciting. the "old english" style of talking is what threw me the hardest loop. I guess all in all, frankenstein was good reading and maybe in a couple of years i'd read it again.
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Summary: The first and unique classical horror book
Review: This is the real horror book. The total masterpiece! A triumph! It's just impossible to tell in words or feelings how marvelous this book is. You can feel it only by reading it. FRANKENSTEIN is so great that I read it at least once every year. That was the first horror book ever written, and the only one that will remain eternal. Read it and feel why it's so huge and an enormous reading. Exceptional.
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Summary: I liked it!
Review: I was told to read this for a class, and I wasn't too enhusiastic, but I started to read it. At first I didn't like it because it started off too slow. But when Victor went off to college the story really picked up and I found myself not able to put it down.
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Summary: Mary Shelley's Frankentstein
Review: It was very compelling, yet sad book. It kept you on the edge of your seat and you never wanted to put the book down. I got the book one day and read it that whole day and finished! It's not one of those books that drone on and on and on...It has excellent characters and great imagery that almost puts you into the book. I also saw the movie and I would definetly watch that if I were you, but the book is more descriptive in various ways.
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Summary: TakeThePain-FlowTheDisdain
Review: God almighty. This book was a struggle. At points, i was halfway into it, but unfortunately, Shelley always said, "No, stay an armlength away from me." I think the main thing i hated about it was how Victor was always saying, "Oh, and my heart was always troubled. The monster led me to my self-destruction and doom." Shelley wrote this so the readers might sympathise with his plight, yet she should've paid attention to the saying, "Show, Don't Tell." And the constant "Words cannot describe the sorrow i felt," really did bug me as well. If you're published, that is, slap-bang in the middle of an industry based around words, you SHOULD be able to describe stuff, else you shouldn't be in the business. Maybe i just couldn't indentify with such an old book. Though i could with A Tale of Two Cities. Who knows? Don't read this book.
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Summary: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Review: A great story about Frankenstein! I found it very interesting and easy to understand. It kept my interest and I felt compassion for Frankenstein. He did not asked to be created by Victor, but Victor wanted to come up with a new creation to man-kind. Then after Victor created this monster, he finally realized that it was a very bad mistake. "That is what got me hooked" Frankenstein was not known or understood by the villagers and the mean things they did to him was only because of the way he looked. This books makes you think about several things; one being don't creat something without putting a lot of thought into it, becuase it could seriously back fire on you and the pain you can bring to others as well as your self. And last don't judge someone by the way they look, because even Frankenstein had a heart that felt pain, anger, humility and sadness. Thank you. Joe Reaves.
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Summary: please read this review
Review: it was good. i was glad i read it because it got rid of the stereotypes from the movie, like the monster being named Frankenstein. The story line was very intriging in addition to thecreative narration style. However in terms of being able to relate to specific charaters, the book was very much lacking. This may however have to do with the time period Mary Shelley wrote the book in, as a work of romantism it is very good. I expected the book to be heavily feminist but i found myself pleasntly surprised that it wasn't overly feministic. I didn't expec great things more the book and didn't get anything spectacular. I thought the introduction was the most interectiong part, about how the story idea came from. I would recommend reading for about Mary Shelley to get a grater understanding of the novel.
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Summary: Classic Literature at its BEST!
Review: I was required to read this book for my senior Humanities class recently. The instant that I began reading this book I became totally enthralled. I would go well beyond the assigned chapter yearning to know what would happen next. The characters are very well developed and you are able to feel what Victor and the monster feel.Readers should keep in mind that this book was written in the 1800's. So, if you're looking for chainsaw slashing, blood, and gore, look elsewhere. But, if you're looking for a classic novel of intelligence, love, alienation, and desperation-this is the book for you!
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