Frankenstein, Or, the Modern Prometheus (Changing Our World)

This book is about a weak, whiny man who makes a mistake and won't take care of it. Most of the book consists of his whining and crying about what he did and his own weakness to fix it. I found myself routing for the monster who had much more depth than Victor Frankenstein, who is the character in literature that I most loathe. I was hoping that the monster would continue to kill and make...more

This book is about a weak, whiny man who makes a mistake and won't take care of it. Most of the book consists of his whining and crying about what he did and his own weakness to fix it. I found myself routing for the monster who had much more depth than Victor Frankenstein, who is the character in literature that I most loathe. I was hoping that the monster would continue to kill and make Frankenstein's life a living hell to give him something to cry about. I hated this book.   hide

I couldnt enjoy it...it was so dull and boring. I know its a classic and i should enjoy it....but just for the record i made an effort unfortunately i was unsuccessful

very interesting!

very dark novel ,,even that i loved this book,,!!

I OWN A CRITICAL EDITION OF THIS NOVEL. THIS IS THE ORIGIONAL SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL (AND ALSO THE ORIGIONAL GOTHIC NOVEL). THE ORIGIONAL 1818 IS THE PREFERRED TEXT AS THE 1836(?) WAS EDITED TO REMOVE SOME OF THE AMBIGUITY ABOUT THE MORALITY OF THE "MONSTERS" ACTIONS AND HIS CREATORS ACTIONS. AS TRUE FAN OF SCIENCE FICTION IT IS EASY TO SEE THE PROGRESSION FROM THE GOTHIC MORE GOTHIC STORIES...more

I OWN A CRITICAL EDITION OF THIS NOVEL. THIS IS THE ORIGIONAL SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL (AND ALSO THE ORIGIONAL GOTHIC NOVEL). THE ORIGIONAL 1818 IS THE PREFERRED TEXT AS THE 1836(?) WAS EDITED TO REMOVE SOME OF THE AMBIGUITY ABOUT THE MORALITY OF THE "MONSTERS" ACTIONS AND HIS CREATORS ACTIONS. AS TRUE FAN OF SCIENCE FICTION IT IS EASY TO SEE THE PROGRESSION FROM THE GOTHIC MORE GOTHIC STORIES (SUCH AS DR JEKYLL) TO THE ROMANTIC (TIME MACHINE) TO THE GOLDEN AGE (FARENHEIT 451). CURRENT SCI FI STILL FOCUSES ALOT ON CAUTIONARY TALES BUT SOME OF THE WONDER OF THE UNKNOWN SEEMS TO BE LOST SINCE TODAY'S READERS HAVE ACCESS TO A WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT MAKES THE CONCEPT OF THE "UNKNOWN" HARD TO DEFINE   hide

After having seen movies about Frankenstein, this book really surprised me. Not only was the story not about the monster, the monster was not a "monster", but very "human". ("Young Frankenstein" is a lot more accurate than the "classics".) The real story here I thought was very appropriate and timely given the issues and questions about genetically...more

After having seen movies about Frankenstein, this book really surprised me. Not only was the story not about the monster, the monster was not a "monster", but very "human". ("Young Frankenstein" is a lot more accurate than the "classics".) The real story here I thought was very appropriate and timely given the issues and questions about genetically engineered food, stem cell research, and other issues of our "tampering" with life. I recommend that anyone read this book who is interested medical ethics, bioethics and related issues.   hide

Shelly lived in the same house for most of her life - it shows. This book is one of the worst I've read in high school. The same story could've been illustrated in 1/3 of the original length. She was clearly in the need of a thesaurus considering her use of the word "abhor" about ten times in three chapters. The themes and ideas behind the book may be...more

Shelly lived in the same house for most of her life - it shows. This book is one of the worst I've read in high school. The same story could've been illustrated in 1/3 of the original length. She was clearly in the need of a thesaurus considering her use of the word "abhor" about ten times in three chapters. The themes and ideas behind the book may be "revolutionary" for her time era, but this book was a waste of my time. The copy [from school] that i was assigned had teeth marks on the side, and I'm not surprised that an earlier reader was overcome with such anger.   hide

kalau ada yang bilang buku ini masuk genre horor.. maka menurut aku itu salah besar.. buku ini lebih banyak bercerita tentang cinta kasih, kemanusiaan, dan kebutuhan seseorang sebagai makhluk hidup untuk diakui eksistensinya serta kebutuhan untuk dicintai... aku ingat baca buku ini sampai 3 ato 4 kali waktu jaman smp.. dan setiap baca buku ini sellau nangin nangis bombay berurai air mata.....more

kalau ada yang bilang buku ini masuk genre horor.. maka menurut aku itu salah besar.. buku ini lebih banyak bercerita tentang cinta kasih, kemanusiaan, dan kebutuhan seseorang sebagai makhluk hidup untuk diakui eksistensinya serta kebutuhan untuk dicintai... aku ingat baca buku ini sampai 3 ato 4 kali waktu jaman smp.. dan setiap baca buku ini sellau nangin nangis bombay berurai air mata.. hukhukhuk.. great book.. tapi buku gw sendiri akhirnya ilang dipinjem temen .. sial...   hide

I've read this book several times and still love it. I wish that Mary W. Shelley had written more books, but alas she felt that it wasn't a woman's place. I still think that's odd of her, especially given who her mother was. However, I can understand about rebellion and feeling as if you are smarter than your parents, especially if said parents are rejected by normal society.