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Summary: A terrible book
Review: I'll make my review of this book simple. I don't understand why this book is considered such a masterpiece of literature. This book is extremely boring; I had to force myself to finish the stupid thing. The book did have a few good points to it within the theme, but the way they were written was dreadful.
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Summary: Worthwhile
Review: I finished this book recently for my sophomore Honors English class, and truly enjoyed it. If you can get past the idea that this book is about alienation from God (the product of sick minds that are into the perverted psychobabble) this is a good story that could be viewed as a warning against technology, and also as a warning against people rejecting others on the basis of appearance. I personally liked the way it was written; it was a bit wordy, but I like big vocabularies. It is fairly short and generates a moderate atmosphere of suspense, but don't expect edge-of-your-seat excitement and vivid accounts of mayhem and death. It is a clean, dignified book, which is just the way I like it. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A Little too many commentary articles
Review: Because 2/3 of this book is just articles on the work, I would not suggest the book if you are just trying to use it to help you remember details of the book. Still, it does have a pretty good summary and fair character analysi
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Summary: Poor Literature, not well thought out, slow and repetative
Review: OK, I was really excited when I was given this book as a present. I was redy for entertaining, but cultured writing, new philosophic ideas, and beautiful prose. The only thing I found was philosophy, and not much if that. This book was probably much more appreciated at the time, for it was truly a "novel" idea. With all th enew science fiction and horror novels of the time, the theme seems somewhat generic, and the philosophic ideas presented about man are nice, but the story seems to be put together hastily and without much consideration for details. For example, one second, Frankenstein (the creator of the monster) is studying chemistry at a university, the next thing we know, he has the ability to "bestow life on an inatimate object!" Where did that come from? Can we be any more random? Such a complex story should have been longer than 206 pages; perhaps a trilogy would have been more effective. Only read this if you are lookibg for a good thinking book, and have A LOT of patience.
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Summary: The creation of God
Review: Since the dawn of man, we have wondered who or what power lies before us and created this world, and in a monstrous act of self-deception we always assume that this power is good. Mary Shelley destroys this image of god when the monster opens his watery eyes and Doctor Frankenstein abandons his creation. Was man his creator's mistake? This question was Mary Shelley's answer to Lord Byron's challenge: Who could write the most horrific novel? In this ideal romantic novel she takes the relationship between man and his creator one step further- Who are we to meddle in the make-up of nature and the body!
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Summary: Harsh criticism for "Frankenstein"
Review: Great god! This novel is written so poorly, ssslllooowww, plodding, dry, dragging, flowery chapters. For those of you who are searching for a novel rich in literary content, bristling with metaphor and imagery, and full of gripping suspense, you've come to the WRONG place. This novel possesses none of these. Take it from me, a seasoned man of literature. If you're searching for strong philosphical ideas, on the other hand, you may have yourself a match! You'll have to possess superhuman patience and the inner desire to remain awake, however.......
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Summary: One of the best English novels ever written
Review: Frankenstein the most recognizable title in fiction and yet the most neglected. Yes, the movies are fun but the novel is so important I'm surprised it isn't required reading for say, senior high school English. The issues it raises and explores include the paradoxical connections between life and birth and death. It examines relationships, the concept of "parenting", motherhood, sex and procreation. The world of nature and the man-made world, responsibility and knowledge, what makes us human. M.Shelly was only nineteen when she wrote it but she had suffered several miscarriges and the death of her baby by that time. The issues she writes about in Frankenstein must have been haunting her for some time. Almost two hundred years later this book has never been more relevant, and Frankenstein and his creation have become part of the popular consious. It's too bad the book's gotten pushed aside by movies, comics, etc.
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Summary: Deep thoughts, average writing
Review: Mary Shelley explored and included many aspects of human nature and philosophy in the novel Frankenstein. Although it is consider as science fiction, I will classify it as a novel on humanity . Deep thinking is evident from the intelligent sculpting of this novel, but the literary skill is not particularly commendable. The story is slow and the language is repetitive. I will recommend it as a book of philosophy, not literature. Among the interesting thoughts mentioned in this book, I think one of the most notable point is the idea of man's powerful ability to create and destroy.
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Summary: thoroughly enjoyable and introspective
Review: !Correction! Frankenstein is the name of the scientist - the monster that he creates is nameless and is referred to usually as a "demon" Moving onwards.... If you have ever sat down to watch a horror movie from anything dating back to the 80s or earlier, it is usually for the purpose of getting a few laughs (those are special effects?!?),but the horror in the book is quite tangible. The most fascinating aspect of the novel is the transformation of the monster - initially the reader is repulsed at the creature, and then as they learn the monster's biography, humanitarian feelings of pity and of sympathy is all that the monster deserves. Hatred towards Frankenstein grows - due to his selfish thirst for knowledge, the downfall of him, his family, and his creation is inevitable. Easy to read, Shelley's descriptive language and moving plot keep the reader continually turning the pages to discover the next twist. Told in frames, Frankenstein is a classic - the origin of all horror.
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Summary: <I> consider this story a CLASSIC.
Review: it made me care about the outcome of the characters, fevv books do that.
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