Frankenstein
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Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley
| Summary |
Victor Frankenstein is very intrigued with the wonders of life and death, and works to create a human being. However, this being is very
frightful and hideous, so he is shooed and neglected. Victor later connects with the monster and feels for his sadness, yet denies that the
monster can be sad nor intelligent because of his appearance. The monster is upset and asks for another monster to be made so that he should not be lonely. Victor is convinced that the creation of another monster would be against good will, so the monster goes on a killing spree and destroys not only himself, but Victor. |
| Review |
I had to read this for English class, and I was expecting the story shown in movies, but was pleasantly surprised by a different, more
sophistocated piece of literature. Overall, I thought that this was a good book. It was creative, and though it lingered much about rather
unimportant things such as the weather, it's a nice display of how description can add much tone to a written work. I really liked the
story and the morals (there are tons of them) that recurred throughout. I thought that it was well-connected to the modern world,
thus relatable. It was, however, written in the Gothic times of the early 1800s, and is written in a rather unfamiliar way. There was very strong imagery, but the book did have a few things that I deducted a heart for: it was very 1800s-ish, and took place in the 1700s, which I did not fancy; some parts of the book are just weird and don't happen, so it is easy to make fun of; I did say that the book is a good model of how rather irrevelant imagery can rather enhance the tone, yet it was a bit of a bore in some parts. However, these little bits hinder the mind but do not hinder the book. Overall, I thought that this was a great book and an interesting read. |
| Recommendation | I'd recommend this book to any person interested in Gothic literature, or English literature. It falls very heavily into these two categories, so I don't think that people who don't fancy these types would like the book too much. However, if you do like this, I recommend it strongly. |
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Rating (out of 5) | ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ |