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Title: Frankenstein Or, the Modern Prometheus (Illustrated Junior Library) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Larry Schwinger ISBN: 0-448-40966-6 Publisher: Price Stern Sloan Pub (J) Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (288 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Old - but still fresh
Comment: Don't expect a mad scientist, angry mobs with pitch-forks, or a grumbling monster. Mary Shelly created a beautifully written masterpiece that inspires deep thought. The monster in this book is enourmous, ugly, intelligent, and in the beginning, loving. But both the monster, and its creator - Victor Frankenstein - live out a life of misery soon after the creation. Each with its own torture - and each caused by the other.
The story is dark and cold - the emotions in the characters are deep. The most amazing part of the book is the monster that thinks, feels, and talks. After reading the book, you are left with much to think about; the dangers of playing God, why do we seek revenge, the source of evil, and much more. Read it because it is beautiful, because it is a classic, or because despite the age of the book and all of the movie versions out there it is still a fresh and exciting story.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not a horror story, but rather, a tragedy
Comment: The Frankenstein monster is truly one of the most tragic characters in classic literature. He is obviously quite brilliant, having learned to speak (rather eloquently, I might add), and to read simply by secretly watching others. He's sensitive, kind, and appreciative of nature's beauty-all of the most admirable characteristics of a wonderful soul. And yet, he is vilified by all who come in contact with him because of his physical repulsiveness.
His longing for love, especially from Victor, was so painful that it became difficult for me to read. I kept hoping he'd find someone to show him the littlest bit of kindness. His turn to violence is entirely understandable, and Victor's irresponsibility toward his creation is despicable. Victor, who is outwardly handsome but cowardly and cruel, is the story's true monster.
In addition to writing a captivating story, Shelley raises many social issues that are still relevant today, nearly 200 years later, and the book provides a superb argument against *ever* cloning a human being.
(Note: I have the edition with the marvelous woodcut illustrations by Barry Moser and the Joyce Carol Oates afterword - superb!)
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: 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: 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: 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: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley ISBN: 0060929871 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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