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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
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what an unspeakably phenomenal, bewitching read. mary shelley's "frankenstein" had me in a chokehold for the past couple of days, and i am altogether baffled by how immersive, how utterly petrifying, yet - in a very unusual way - charismatic this was.
what i found to be especially interesting were the unmistakable parallels between frankenstein and his unnamed creation. both are fighting with their destinies, their decisions, their uniqueness, though under all their hatred for each other, they are linked by the same fate, the same apprehension, and most importantly, their drive for vengeance, which turns into an eerily peaceful, bizarre chase towards the end of the novel.
subconsciously, the question that keeps getting thrown into the room is whether victor frankenstein or his so-called demon is the real monster, the real beast. which one is more vindictive, which one is ultimately forfeiting his humanity? since under all its hatred, caused by unimaginable frustration and disappointment, the figure of frankenstein is still human. that is what this novel is about. immaculate.
what i found to be especially interesting were the unmistakable parallels between frankenstein and his unnamed creation. both are fighting with their destinies, their decisions, their uniqueness, though under all their hatred for each other, they are linked by the same fate, the same apprehension, and most importantly, their drive for vengeance, which turns into an eerily peaceful, bizarre chase towards the end of the novel.
subconsciously, the question that keeps getting thrown into the room is whether victor frankenstein or his so-called demon is the real monster, the real beast. which one is more vindictive, which one is ultimately forfeiting his humanity? since under all its hatred, caused by unimaginable frustration and disappointment, the figure of frankenstein is still human. that is what this novel is about. immaculate.
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s.penkevich wrote: "Wonderful review! Ooo petrifying and charismatic are great ways to describe this one and I'm happy to hear you loved it so much! It's so gripping right? I like the way you phrase it too that ' whic..."thank you for your kind words! i am more delighted (and very jealous) to hear you got to see shelleys residence whenever she was writing this masterpiece - there's so many birth houses around england i would love to visit one day.
If you enjoy the horror classics, I'd recommend you read Powers of Darkness which comes from a Stoker manuscript discovered in 1986 and includes graphics and footnotes galore..fascinating in all respects
Jonathan wrote: "If you enjoy the horror classics, I'd recommend you read Powers of Darkness which comes from a Stoker manuscript discovered in 1986 and includes graphics and footnotes galore..fascinating in all re..." sorry for the late reply - thank you for that fantastic recommendation. im currently rushing through dracula whenever i find a free minute and have been loving it tremendously, so i greatly appreciate your advice.
A few weeks ago I was in Bath and got to check out the house Shelley lived in while writing this book and they had this really awesome and lifelike animatronic of the monster that stares you down in one of the rooms so I've been thinking about this book a lot lately again. Was great to read your thoughts on it!