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Title: Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ISBN: 0-671-04459-1 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Software Pub. Date: January, 1999 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $9.98 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (288 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Frankenstein
Comment: When I started this book I did not expect to be able to read it without falling asleep in the middle, but when I did begin, I realized I couldn't put it down. My teacher assigned this book for my english class and I assumed it to be exactly like all the other ones: boring, containing lots of big words, and having a bunch of quizzes over it. I do indeed have a test to look forward to, but the book was definitely not boring and although it had many "big words" they were not undecipherable. The plot is well developed and filled with interesting descriptions and events, however, she leaves many loose ends, but I don't want to spoil the story. Unlike the classic movie, Shelley describes Frankenstein's creature (no... Frankenstein is the SCIENTIST not the monster) as an intellectual, (how else could she use her fancy words...? ^_^) and as the story progresses, I winced at Frankenstein's stupidity. Towards the end, one finds it hard to decide which individual to pity, because both have suffered so much. This novel is one that I truly enjoyed and I hope that you will like it as well.
Rating: 4
Summary: old school thriller
Comment: Overall, this book was great. It's the type of thriller that would scare you, had we not been desensitized as a society by gore and guts on TV and in movies. Its not the Frankenstein you see in the media like Eddie Munster with the things sticking out of his neck and the lightning storm and the mad scientist creating the monster. It is a genuine, old-fashioned horror story. The best part is, Shelley does not give you a detailed description of the creation of her imagination. She lets each person's imagination create its own "monster." You can make it as scary or as innocent as you want. That's the beauty of what Shelley does in this novel. You can read into the scenes and story as a whole as much as you want to. You can also argue that the book is not a horror story at all. There are many different points of view concerning the intent of the novel. How it is interpreted is left entirely up to each individual reader. The only downfall I found in the novel was the pace that it held throughout the story. I had to adjust my thinking towards the time at which it was written. It does not have the speed that a modern novel has and you have to adjust somewhat to get through the slower parts. As a whole, I highly recommend this classic for anyone who enjoys letting his or her imagination create the story.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not as expected
Comment: I guess I based my presumption of this book on all the movies. Frankenstein is not the creature who I thought he was. I found myself feeling sorry for him. Wishing that someone would reach out to him. Mary Shelley left it to your imagination on really what he looked like. I enjoyed this portion to. The book was exquisitely written. I felt I was actually transported to this era. Enjoyed it very much.
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Title: Dracula by Bram Stoker, Leonard Wolf ISBN: 0451523377 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN: 0486266885 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $1.00 |
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Title: Frankenstein (Cliffs Notes) by Jeff Coghill ISBN: 0764585932 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 19 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ISBN: 0486264645 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 July, 1990 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray by JEFFREY EUGENIDES, OSCAR WILDE ISBN: 0375751513 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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