Frankenstein

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Summary: Excellent
Review: Although thus novel seems like a horror story at first glance it really brings out a great theme. I recommend this novel to anyone who likes to learn about the flaws of man and how others react to them.

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Summary: The Book That Changed My Life
Review: This wonderfully woven tale of a dream gone terribly wrong completely changed the way in which I approached reading back in highschool. I can still remember the feeling of dread as my classmates and I were assigned to read Frankenstein. I told myself that I would just by the darn thing without reading it and fall flat on my face when it came time for the test. My best friend altered my thinking of the book by giving me a brief description of what occurs as the scientist Victor Frankenstein tries to unlock the powers of creating life and then assuming responsibility for his tragic mistake. I've several novels under my belt since the reading of this majestic work of art. I can't imagine what my life might have been like had I not read this book and discovered the joy of reading. Did I mention that I really like this book?!

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Summary: Not too good, I was a bit disappointed
Review: You know, the movies make it seem like tis really fantastic, but it really sint. I wouldn't say it was bad, I would say it didnt meet my expectations. But if you are into monster/horror bokks, this is the granddaddy of the genre.

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Summary: This is a true ghost story.
Review: this book is the best book I have ever read next to the bible. So good I own somewhere around 10 copies of it and I read it often. It is the greatest book written by anyone to ever write a story with passion and terrror.

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Summary: my favorite book!
Review: this book is a masterpiece, and i am not one who usually is big on sci fi or horror. it's beautifully written (and Not hard to understand) it's haunting and thought-provoking. it will get under your skin and Stay there.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: When I was first assigned this book for my senior literary criticism I nearly cried, but complied anyways. I liked few books from the era especially horror types, and didn't look forward to 6 weeks worth of analyzing and research. My views were quickly changed. Perhaps it was because I was analyzing it so closely, but I found the book to be fascinating. Everything had a meaning to it, and it was easy to become attached to Dr. Frankenstein's creature. The various settings in the story each worked perfectly to draw me in and help me feel all that was happening. I would highly recommend it to anyone, especially a senior trying to write his literary criticsm.

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Summary: The Monster is as human as the doctor
Review: Frankenstein has so much more to offer us than horror and scince-fiction.Mary Shelley wrote a story which encompasses human feelings of guilt, despair,love,desire,and so much more.Read what Victor says about his mother's death and what the monster says about knowledge to see what I mean.A man decides to make a human,but in the first case he cannot assume responsibility.The same is true for when he tries to make the monster a mate,but he realizes this and cannot go through with it.The name of Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, but it is more than misuse that causes it to be considered the name of the monster.In his own way,Frankenstein's monster is as humane,sensitive and prone to lamenting mistakes as Frankenstein.

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Summary: Beautiful English prose with a purpose
Review: In her book "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley has done what no other author has been able to (save Carl Sagan)--present a beautifully written science-fiction story which forces the reader to question the issues of the day. Her work is timeless in that it still haunts long after its publication, causing the the reader to ponder society as he/she knows it. When I first read the book, I was amazed by her narrative ability--telling it in first person, rather than in the omniscient third. Aside from technique itself, Shelley provides an interesting and intricate plot, ones which leads the reader on the through the triumphs and hardships of the protaganist and leaves us contemplating the worth of present society.

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Summary: I think that this book sucked
Review: It was very boring and i hated i

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Summary: Frankenstein is interesting and thought provoking
Review: Although many people make the mistake of thinking that the creature in the novel is named Frankenstein, the truth is that Frankenstein is actually the name of the doctor who created the monster. The story is narrated by Victor himself, who makes it quite clear that his quest for knowledge will be his undoing. I thouroughly enjoyed this novel. I found everything about it to be interesting. I especially like the way that the plot unravled and jumped from place to place. It did not get confusing either. It was quite easy to follow. The characters were well drawn and in everything that they did, their motives were clearly known to the reader. None of the characters did anyhting that seemed out of context. There were parts of the book that were a little drawn out and slow, but it always picked right back up again. Mary Shelley presents an issue that is very applicable right now. Is it morally right to play God and attempt to create life? Obviously, Shelley's opinion is that it can only lead to disaster.