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Book Title: Frankenstein
Author: Mary Shelley
Publisher: (originally) Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley
Publish Date: January 1, 1818
Genres: fiction, classics, horror, literary, science fiction
Moods: dark, mysterious, reflective
Pace: medium-paced
Synopsis
Personal Thoughts
This was a hard read. I think if it was any longer I would’ve probably quit.
Other than that, I feel like this book was my first classic. It was a bit boring. I had to force myself to read, many times. This made my experience, a bit unenjoyable. Something else that made my experience a bit unenjoyable was the language, it was hard to read, and there were so many words I didn’t know (I still have a hard time remembering what the word "benevolence" means).
Mary Shelley is a really good writer. She is clearly very talented. She clearly illustrates all her themes: consequences of isolation, effect of your action others, and how ambition blinds us. I think this was a good first classic, but I don’t think this means it was easy (which is what i thought it meant)
Book Rating
★★★★☆ (4.25/5) stars
This was a really good classic, but it was really hard to read for me. Therefore, I had to take off 3/4 of a star. If it was easier to read, this would have probably been a five-star read. However, because it was so hard, with many difficult words and a sometimes uninteresting plot, I had to take off a couple of points. I think this is a really good classic if you're interested in reading classics. That being said, I wouldn't recommend this classic to everyone. If someone were thinking about reading Frankenstein, I would encourage them to read it. However, if they don't want to read it, I wouldn't try to convince them because I get why they might not want to read Frankenstein.
Frankenstein is for certain people, and if you're not one of those people, then that's okay. this book will not change the way you think about it before you started reading it. It's not like you're going to suddenly think, "Oh my God, I was wrong; I absolutely love this book." I feel like that's very rare with this book, especially because it's a classic.
Favorite Quotes
Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to the mind, when it has one seized on it, like a lichen on rock.
I can hardly describe to you the effects of these books. They produce to me an infinity of the new images and feels, that sometimes race needs to ecstasy, but more frequently sent me into the lowest dejection.
Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and poor torrent of light into our dark world.
Sources, Credits & Links
Mood, genre and pace via The Storygraph
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