The original story of science gone berserk: one that changed how far our dreams can stretch. Imagine a human created out of corpses. A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. Who is the monster: this tortured beast, or the man who made him?
Goodread STUDENT Members:
--Janelle: So many great lessons in this book. I felt so many mixed emotions for the monster: pity, understanding, sorrow, love. I read it for school, and fell in love with it. How did you feel towards the monster?
--Eric: I refuse to dub Victor Frankenstein's creation as a "monster". The real "monster" in this book is Victor himself due to rejecting his creation and giving him a mate.
I felt bad that the creature had to endure heartache and rejection due to how …
The original story of science gone berserk: one that changed how far our dreams can stretch. Imagine a human created out of corpses. A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. Who is the monster: this tortured beast, or the man who made him?
Goodread STUDENT Members:
--Janelle: So many great lessons in this book. I felt so many mixed emotions for the monster: pity, understanding, sorrow, love. I read it for school, and fell in love with it. How did you feel towards the monster?
--Eric: I refuse to dub Victor Frankenstein's creation as a "monster". The real "monster" in this book is Victor himself due to rejecting his creation and giving him a mate.
I felt bad that the creature had to endure heartache and rejection due to how he looked. He was actually an intellectual and gentle man, which the films and social media tend to not depict him as.
I too had mixed emotions for the creature. He wanted to be like all of us are--have a loving family, friends and people who appreciated him for himself. It's a shame that the creature was denied all this by Victor.
I'm glad that Mary Shelley's masterpiece still resonates within our society for over the last 200 years. She had the creature tell his side of the story as well, and it isn't an actual horror novel at all--it deals with issues that tend to plague our society even today.
Before watching the films (such as 1931's "Frankenstein" with Boris Karloff), read this book instead. It's one of my all-time favorites that I'll read again and again.
-- Prarthi Mehta: I read it this summer, just for fun. I know what you mean with your mixed emotions - I felt the same way. When the monster came to life, he was not really a monster in any way but appearance. He technically learned how to be a monster (and became violent) from humans. That is why I think the humans are the real monsters in the story.
Review of 'Frankenstein o el moderno prometeo - 3. ed.' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Es increíble como después de tantas adaptaciones y habiendo pasado más de 200 años desde su publicación no sabía de que iba la obra original de Frankenstein.
Me ha gustado mucho lo romántica y desgarradora que es, cómo describe la belleza, los sentimientos, el amor, la soledad y los desgraciados acontecimientos. Y una gozada eso de que no haya ningún dato que sobre, todo está perfectamente hilado. Adoro cuando al final de las historias recuerdan fragmentos del princio o del medio.
★★★★☆ (4/5) porque a pesar de lo anterior a veces es un poco turras.
Like most classics this book involves a bit of work to get through and really appreciate. It's stood the tests of time because you can easily compare Dr. Frankenstein to the modern day tech innovators that create for the sake of creation without really stopping to think on what their creation is going to bring to the world.
Frankenstein's chapters are long and drawn out, really building up how much you the reader just want to absolutely strangle him. He is self-pitying and seems to put most of his friends and family on a weirdly high pedestal while also not giving them a second thought when it's inconvenient? I think Shelley has actually done a fabulous job at writing a complete narcissist.
The chapters following Frankenstein's monsters completely sucked me in however, and I wish more of the book had been spent on detailing the monster's experiences in life that …
Like most classics this book involves a bit of work to get through and really appreciate. It's stood the tests of time because you can easily compare Dr. Frankenstein to the modern day tech innovators that create for the sake of creation without really stopping to think on what their creation is going to bring to the world.
Frankenstein's chapters are long and drawn out, really building up how much you the reader just want to absolutely strangle him. He is self-pitying and seems to put most of his friends and family on a weirdly high pedestal while also not giving them a second thought when it's inconvenient? I think Shelley has actually done a fabulous job at writing a complete narcissist.
The chapters following Frankenstein's monsters completely sucked me in however, and I wish more of the book had been spent on detailing the monster's experiences in life that ultimately drove him to murder. The monster's chapters begin to feel rushed, and his fall from grace seems a bit ill-supported unless you the reader fill in some blanks. But by the end you absolutely understand that these are two not-great protagonists battling it out in a somewhat weird rivalry/friendship?
I would have loved to see what Shelley could have expanded upon would she have made this original text longer and more detailed. But with this loose framework of a tale she let forth one of the most popular Halloween characters to this date.
The book deals mith such complex topics in an incredibly well written story. I read the first part of the 1831 version and then switched to the 1818 version (I read all three parts) and both versions are intriguing. It’s going to be in my Spooky Season list!
