Eine junge Frau aus reichem Hause schrieb ein Buch. Hauptprotagonisten: 1 Mann, der sich über das Leben stellt, zutiefst toxisch ist und ein Wesen, das quasi dann auch nur eine Frau besitzen will. Punkt.
Schon auch rassistisches Buch an einigen Stellen.
Bahnbrechend soll das damals gewesen sein. Aha. Vielleicht die Idee einen Menschen zu erschaffen. Mehr aber auch nicht, sorry komm echt nicht drauf klar, das das ein „Klassiker“ ist.
I loved the writing alot, but the plot not so much
4 stars
Some people call this the first SciFi book ever written (in about 1816), and I found out I'm really into 19th century tone of narration.
Yet the plot is not so large that the book should need 200 pages to get through. There are many passages with tedious self-reflection of both Victor Frankenstein and his unnamed "monster". Also, the plot isn't really good - the monster behaves like a gentleman most of the times, he learns exceptional english by listening to a French family etc.
But the "monster" isn't really a monster, it's just made to be one by Victor, his creator who does not fill the role of dad he also has in relation to his creation. The monster kills, but only once enraged and made to be forlorn by Victor himself, and all other humans, who get enraged just by seeing him.
It appears also …
Some people call this the first SciFi book ever written (in about 1816), and I found out I'm really into 19th century tone of narration.
Yet the plot is not so large that the book should need 200 pages to get through. There are many passages with tedious self-reflection of both Victor Frankenstein and his unnamed "monster". Also, the plot isn't really good - the monster behaves like a gentleman most of the times, he learns exceptional english by listening to a French family etc.
But the "monster" isn't really a monster, it's just made to be one by Victor, his creator who does not fill the role of dad he also has in relation to his creation. The monster kills, but only once enraged and made to be forlorn by Victor himself, and all other humans, who get enraged just by seeing him.
It appears also that Shelley was made to turn this into a novel by her husband, Piercey b. Shelley, and this might explain the unneeded length.
I was reading the 1962 reprint of the 1934 Heritage Press book with illustrations by Everett Henry and an introduction by Edmund Lester Pearson, which is a fantastic issue.
Review of 'Frankenstein by Mary Shelley' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
3.75/5.
I seriously liked the first half. It definitely became a bit boring afterwards.
There are some very beautifully written segments, but there is also some character behavior that... maybe was normal 200 years ago, but definitely made me disconnect a bit from the story.
I will be reading the revised story, because I've heard great things about it and there is definitely a lot to learn from these.
3.75/5.
I seriously liked the first half. It definitely became a bit boring afterwards.
There are some very beautifully written segments, but there is also some character behavior that... maybe was normal 200 years ago, but definitely made me disconnect a bit from the story.
I will be reading the revised story, because I've heard great things about it and there is definitely a lot to learn from these.
