Frankenstein

The 1818 Text

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Charlotte Gordon, Robinson, Charles E., Mary Shelley: Frankenstein (2021, Independently Published)

English language

Published Feb. 16, 2021 by Independently Published.

ISBN:
979-8-4803-0893-8
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This is the original edition which was published in 3 volumes. The cover photograph is of Volume 1. Published anonymously. By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. First edition. With half-titles. Title page with quote from Milton's Paradise Lost: "Did I request thee, maker, from my clay / To mould me man? Did I solicit thee / From darkness to promote me?" Printer statement from title page verso of volume 1; place of printing follows printer. Pagination: volume 1: xii, 181, [3] pages; volume 2: [4], 156 pages; volume 3: [4], 192, [4] pages. Publisher's advertisements on 2 unnumbered pages at end of volume 1 and 2 unnumbered pages at the end of volume 3.

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A great classic, but a tough read overall

Like most classics this book involves a bit of work to get through and really appreciate. It's stood the tests of time because you can easily compare Dr. Frankenstein to the modern day tech innovators that create for the sake of creation without really stopping to think on what their creation is going to bring to the world.

Frankenstein's chapters are long and drawn out, really building up how much you the reader just want to absolutely strangle him. He is self-pitying and seems to put most of his friends and family on a weirdly high pedestal while also not giving them a second thought when it's inconvenient? I think Shelley has actually done a fabulous job at writing a complete narcissist.

The chapters following Frankenstein's monsters completely sucked me in however, and I wish more of the book had been spent on detailing the monster's experiences in life that …

Review of 'Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 Text)' on 'Goodreads'

(Spoilers ahead.)
Great read, not the spine-chilling tale I expected it to be but enticing nonetheless. The misrepresentation of this story is pretty widespread and the weight of Shelley's writing is not within fear-provoking prose at all.

Shelley's writing is far more intricate than a mere horror tale that it has been portrayed to be. For me, the most congenial aspect of her writing is Frankenstein's dilemma.

Frankenstein sets out to satisfy his curiosity and zeal for knowledge by attempting something never done before by man—the creation of new life. He succeeds, but it is his very success that leads to his downfall. His creation is not simply a thoughtless being without intellect. What he creates desires to be a part of the world but is shunned by it due to his loathsome appearance. In response to man's superficial and shallow treatment, the creation abandons his naive approach to life …

Review of 'Frankenstein' on 'Goodreads'

I admit that I avoided reading this book while reading it. That is, if I had something else to distract me (role-playing game manuals, my phone, dishes, cleaning toilets), I'd often opt to do those more interesting things than read this.

The thing is Frankenstein creates a monster. He doesn't think about what he's doing while he's doing it. He doesn't notice that he's suffering ill-health while creating it. He doesn't consider what the implications of his act will be. And in that regard, the story can be a cautionary tale about our habit of jumping into a technology without considering its effects. Yet, consider Frankenstein's warnings against searching for knowledge instead of remaining ignorant; he himself admits his original goal was for riches, not necessarily the betterment of humanity. Is the caution then against growth and knowledge? Or is it against thirsting for knowledge at the desire for filthy …

Review of 'Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 Text)' on 'Goodreads'

El libro va de que la sociedad es incapaz de aceptar a un ser que usa cuatro veces la construcción "para conmigo" en una intervención, así que el ostracismo al que es sometido Frankenstein (no Viktor sino su creación, que lógicamente debe llevar su nombre) está totalmente justificado.

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