Frankenstein

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Summary: A compelling book of mystery and suspense.
Review: Mary Shelly's FRANKENSTEIN is a novel full of suspense and mystery. This is a novel of its time and takes you back into history of a tale long forgotten. Mary Shelly does a good job by leaving you some questions to ponder about after you read this wonderfully written novel. Beautifully written and well composed, this book makes you yearn to read and read and read and read some more.

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Summary: A doctor who creates a monster from dead people
Review: This book is about a doctor who creates a monster from dead people. The monster walked around at night. The towns people were frightened because the monster was ugly and different from them. When the towns people chased him with a bat, the monster became frightened and started to fight back.

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Summary: Okay but needs work
Review: The story was great but she needed to go more in depth about the monster because their is too much mystery about him. Like how he was created, where his body parts came from stuff like that.

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Summary: Great plot, but a little hard to follow at times
Review: I thought the book really kept me on my toes. Mary Shelley had a great insight into what can happen to a person when their knowledge starts to control them. The book was a good read.

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Summary: i found this book exciting as well as entertaining
Review: i was forced to read this book in ninth grade and i thouroughly enjoyed it (to my surprise) i recommend it to not only school teachers, but parents as well-get your kids started early.

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Summary: This is a "classic" book that anybody can read and enjoy.
Review: This book depicts a sciencetist, Dr. Frankenstein, Tampering with life and death. I liked the way Shelly set the mode by telling all the emotions of both the monster and Dr. Frankenstein. I think any one who enjoys science fiction and horror should read this book.

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Summary: I loved this book!!
Review: A friend of mine recommended this book but I was not too excited to read it. I thought boring "classic"....Fortunately I was extrememly surprised. Having never seen the movie but knowing of the image of the monster I was impressed by the actual story itself. I consider this book a gem and am happy that i was able to find it.

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Summary: MARY SHELLEYS NATIONWIDE PHENAMENON!!!
Review: This is one of the best classic work I have ever read before. I enjoyed it so much, I read it again a few weeks later. I like how they use to write in the old days. The way she describes everything is so different to the way we do today, it makes it seem like a whole different type of writing. The revenge and plot is well set and the creativeness is beyond comprehension. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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Summary: Words Words Words
Review: While this classic book is considered to be one of the great masterpieces, I do not understand it. The plot has an ingenius concept, I admit that, but the wording is, well, too wordy. I'd rather read a summarization of the whole thing. The underlying ideas are enough to keep you reading for quite some time, but there was a point when I knew I had 70 pages to go and I considered quitting. Those last 70 could have been spent reading a wonderful classic monster tale...Dracula!

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Summary: great book club choice
Review: I nominated this for our book club. Made for a great discussion. Not universally liked but, "works on many levels", as one member put it. Don't know what I was waiting for - never read it in high school - too intimidating.