Frankenstein

English language

ISBN:
978-1-78888-291-0
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4 stars (37 reviews)

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?--Goodreads, LibraryThing.

A monster has been loosed upon the world--super-humanly strong, inhumanly vicious. Its inventor knows he must find and destroy it--halt its career of terror and murder! But as Victor Frankenstein, the mad scientist, pursues his monster through the night, he hears the echo of its fearsome voice: "You are my creator, but I am your master. Obey!--WorldCat.

"Mary Shelley's timeless Gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein …

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Review of 'Frankenstein' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This really is the first time I've picked up the original Frankenstein, and it was not at all what I'd expected, not one bit. Years ago, I'd seen a couple movies based on this classic, but neither version had much resemblance to Mary Shelley's original story. One of the most vivid scenes I can remember seeing in the movies was of Frankenstein's monster being chased by a band of villagers with torches, out to destroy this deformed creature, but nothing of the sort ever happens in the book.

Mary Shelley's story is the tragedy of a life brought into existence without any regard for that life; Frankenstein's monster does not even possess a name, much less the compassion of any other being on earth.

This novel actually begins aboard a ship, with the lonely Captain Walton writing letters to his sister, lamenting his extreme lonliness and lack of friends aboard …

Review of 'Frankenstein ou Le Prométhée moderne' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Bon, je crois que tout le monde ici connaît à peu près l’histoire : Frankenstein créé un monstre, qui lui échappe et devient son persécuteur. Pour tout dire, j’ai rarement été aussi déçu par un bouquin.
En effet, Frankenstein, au même titre que Dracula, fait partie de l’inconscient collectif. On a tous en tête le visage couturé de ce monstre, créé lors d’une nuit d’orage et qui ne cherche que le meurtre. La réalité de ce livre est tout autre.
Frankenstein est une espèce d’incurable romantique, considérablement attaqué par la mélancolie du XIXème, et qui arrive, on ne sait comment, à créer son monstre.
Aussitôt après la création, ce brave créateur tombe malade devant l’horrible apparence de son monstre et l’abandonne à lui-même. Le temps passe, et les crimes s’ammoncellent, lui permettant de comprendre que c’est sa créature qui les commet.
Bien sûr, avec une grandeur d’âme caractéristique, il passe …

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