Frankenstein

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Summary: The Fabulous Frankenstein
Review: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a fascinating book about a boy name Victor who was extremely interested in the field of science. He began studying all the natural sciences, hoping that he could discover how to overcome death and decay. He began working nights and days putting together parts of cadavers finally accumulating enough parts. With all these parts he created a gigantic creature, a creature who ended up being the cause of Victor's misery and eventually leading to his death. As you read the book you begin feeling for these characters. She had a wonderful way of describing all the details and everything, that you felt as if you were there and not just reading a book. The story also has a lot of deep meaning behind it, which dealt with Mary Shelly's real life. Altogether the book was a book that all readers should read. It is the type of book that makes reading fun and enjoyable.

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Summary: Who Really Creates Frankenstein?
Review: If you are expecting the novel Frankenstein to be like horror scenes depicted in the movies, you better think again. Instead, Mary Shelly allows the reader to create more images in his or her own mind. Today, we are so brainwashed to violence and gory images on television, that we sometimes forget what "real" horror used to be like. When you read Frankenstein don't forget that Mary Shelly wrote the book in the 1880's in a time of social unrest. The writing style is different, and the pace of the novel is not as up to date as modern books. Her descriptive words allow the reader to create the monster in his or her own mind, without actually seeing it. When Shelly writes, her words give such detailed images of what is going to happen next. For example, when something "bad" is going to happen, Shelly generates a spooky and mysterious setting.
One of the major themes throughout the book is science technology. When Victor creates the monster, he is challenging science, and therefore challenging God. When the creature awakes, Victor realizes that he has just done a "horrible" thing. He is disgusted with the thing he created, which led him to feel extreme guilt and compete rejection of the monster. Is it science that led him to self destruction? Shelly wonders how far will technological advances go before a man becomes too dependent on technology? Science destroys his life because the monster dominates him, and Victor winds up being a slave to his own creation.
What was also interesting about the novel was how Shelly made the reader feel sympathetic for the monster. After all aren't we supposed to hate this thing? She portrayed the creature as a "normal human", showing love and affection. The creature's ugliness deterred anyone from coming close to him, and made him feel like an outsider. This rejection from society made the monster sad and helpless. His only revenge was to engage in destruction. This is when the "real" monster is created. After reading parts of the novel I felt bad for the monster, in a way I never thought I would.
Although slow paced, Mary Shelly's style of writing will allow you to take on different dimensions and force you to develop your own profound ideas about the topics discussed in the novel. I think Frankenstein is a great Romantic classic for anyone who has a imagination.

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Summary: Frankenstein
Review: Overall, I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed reading the novel. I was a little skeptic at first since it was written so long ago, and also because I already had an idea in my head of what the book should be like. Although the book started off slow and some parts tended to be very drawn out, it began to pick up towards the middle and it became much easier to read. I liked how the author allowed us to see from the creature's perspective and were able to sympathize with him. This was my favorite part of novel because it makes you want to find out what happens in the end. The novel can definitely be related to society in the way that people that are not considered the "norm" are treated. I felt the novel was a good learning tool to different ways a book can be interpreted.

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Summary: Frankenstein-The monster or the Creator?
Review: Since childhhod I always heard the name Frankenstein, but I never knew the story. Up until I read the novel by Mary Shelley, I thought that Frankenstein was the actual monster. Without seeing any of the movies, I had my own mental images of what "Frankenstein" looked like. I always saw pictures or costumes of "Frankenstein" which made him to be this huge, gross monster. Upon reading this novel, I learned that Victor Frankenstein was a creator interested in science and that the monster was his creation. Even after I concluded my reading I did not have a detailed description of the monster. So, I let my imagination run wild based on Victor's response to his creation, the monster's feelings of himslef, and on my previous images. Mary Shelley lets her audience create the monster mentally and pictorally. I also really like the manner in which the story is told. It is told via letters and via conversations that share emotions and the history of the creation and its consequences. The book kept me at the edge of my bed a few times. I could not believe all the hardships and losses encountered by Victor. I also could not believe his disgust with his own creation which he wanted so badly to create. Throughout many points I felt bad for the monster. My pitty for him and his alienation made me think that I was right in thinking that Frankenstien was the monster. He created something he wanted but when he got the job done he did not end up liking the fruits of his labor. I also really enjoyed the novel because of its contradictions. For example, creating life using "dead" parts. There are many different ways to interpret Victor's story and his relationships as well as his thoughts, feelings, and causes of his actions. I thought that the novel was very touching at the end. I really enjoyed reading it , and I'm glad that I now know the story of Frankenstein, and who the real monster is!

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Summary: Frankenstien Now Unserstood
Review: There is a certain image that is attached with the name Frankenstien that just makes people all over think of a mad scientists creation that is 10 feet tall with bolts on his neck, green skin, and viens popping out all over. In reality, Mary Shelley had a much different picture painted for readers in her book Frankenstein. Shelley does an amazing job of depicting her story of the creator whose name is Frankenstein, not the creatures, journey through his own psychological difficulties. Her use of imagrey and detail makes it and easy read for high school, college students, old and young alike. It is a classic tale of what goes around, comes around and in the end, you pay for your decisions 10 fold. There is continuious adventure and mystery learking with each turn of a page, and this keeps the reader on the edge. This novel is one of adventure and drama, and I give it a 10!

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Summary: Frankenstein
Review: I really enjoyed this reading although it was nothing like I had expected. I was waiting for the bolt of lightning and then this horrible creature to appear just like in the movies. I felt it was time consuming to read and at times hard to comprehend. For example many people in my class did not understand how the "monster" could so easily learned to read and speak. I felt at first the pace was rather slow but as the reader reached the climax of the story it became rather interesting. I, myself, was very intrigued by this point in the book and found I could not put the reading down. If I could have changed anything about this book I would have wanted Victor to tell others about his creation. After reading this story I really questioned if the "monster" was really so horrible. I feel the "monster" started off with good intentions but when he realized that his own creator wanted nothing to do with him he felt lost and alone. Was the "monster" really asking Victor for too much? All he wanted was a friend, someone to talk to and be with but no. Its just like Shelley asked at the beginning who's fault is it the "monster" or his creator? He, the "monster", was different and everyone fears different and has a hard time excepting different so he was perceived as an outcast. This often happens in society. Over all I feel this was a great book. It kept my attention for the most part and kept me wanting more.

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Summary: Different then the movies....
Review: I recently read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and I thought that it was an excellent book. The one thing I do not understand is that how did all of the movies that were about the book came to be. There is nothing similiar about it. I don't want to reveal what happened in the book, but there is nothing the same. I personally like how Mary Shelley related some of her stories to her late husband and how she included some of his poems. Most of all, I enjoyed that the book was dreary and it made it seem as if you were right there feeling Victor's pain. Mary is excellent at making you feel as if your there. I was actually thankful that I read this book for a class because I should of read this on my own time! The only thing that got to me was the fact that the really didn't get into detail on how the creature was really created. He just basically popped up and was alive. All and all it was a really good book.

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Summary: I'd rather watch the movie...
Review: The big monster with bolts sticking out of his neck, little vocabulary, frightening everybody in his path. He is brought to life in a spooky laboratory with lightning flashing and the mad scientist hovering over him with the joy of accomplishment. This is what we think of when we hear the name Frankenstein. I would like to tell you the book was this exiting, but I can't. The first problem with this story was it's very slow pace. You find yourself looking ahead to see if any action or "horror" (since it is called a "horror story") is coming up. And why do they call it a "horror story"? The most horrific scenes in the book are when the monster kills somebody, and you could always see them coming from a mile away. One more reason I believe this book is worthy of a low rating is the unbelievable nature of the story. I know that it's a fictional story, but at least make the characters act somewhat realistic. For example, when Victor leaves his wife alone in bed on their honeymoon, it never even crosses his mind that the monster might kill her. Or the fact the monster has super human strength, speed, and quickness. How does a gathering of dead limbs and organs produce super human strength?
I would not recommend this book to anyone under the age of 40. It's pace is way too slow for the modern worlds fast pace and it leaves you wondering, "Why didn't I just watch the movie".

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Summary: Different Views of Frankenstein
Review: When the name Frankenstein is heard the majority of the people, myself included, do not look at or see the political or social issues that affected the world in the 1800s as well as today. The story is about a scientist who becomes obssessed with the idea of playing god, creating another human life. Victor rejects his creation causing the monster to not receive the love and affection that he needs. I liked how the book allowed you to use your imagination when it came to what the monster looked like. Frankenstein is timeless novel that forces you to think about what scares you most in life.

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Summary: Frankenstein, a true classic!
Review: You don't know Frankenstein until you've read the novel. Forget everything you remember about the classic horror movie of Frankenstein, sure it's great cinema, but the movie just doesn't do it justice like the novel does. The novel has every quality of a perfect story, and Mary Shelley paints a picture with her writing that's far more disturbing and exciting than the movie ever was. What's really great about the book is that the creature speaks and is literate. Throughout the novel, the creature does speaks about the cruelty of man and I actually had sympathy for him as he told his accounts of misfortune. One thing I particularly liked is the way the creature was almost invincible, it really added to the horror that his creator feels as he's chasing him through the bitter cold. The novel is not difficult reading at all and has a decent steady pace to it. There is more than meets the eye to the novel as well. One could look at Shelly's work through a psychoanalytical standpoint and see the novel on an entirely different level than just what's on the surface. Psychoanalyzing the novel brings with it some interesting discussions; for instance, is the creature really just a duplicate of its creator? Read the book and form your own analysis, you won't be disappointed.