Frankenstein (Wordsworth Classics)

I purchased this item to replace my old much loved and battered copy that was lost in a recent move. The story is one of three gothic horror novels that I love. Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (which I'm currently reading). We all know the basic story of Frankenstein, probably due to watching movies, but the book is far more indepth, naturally. I like the pace of the story (though some people have told me they find it slow in places, but I can't agree) and much like Dracula and Dr Jekyll, no matter how many times I read the story I'm always hooked from the very first line. There is something nice about reading a genuinely disturbing and unsettling story without having to rely on typical blood and gore. I think though this is a book that you'll either really enjoy or struggle to get into. But if do struggle, stick with it. It's well worth it.

This is one of the most captivating, best-written novels I have ever read, and it cost me absolutely nothing to download on my Kindle! I had been dithering over it for a few months wondering if it would be my kind of thing. Having struggled my way through a few tedious and very long classics in the past couple of years, I zipped through this in just three days, gobbling up every word. There are delightful descriptions of the snowy Switzerland landscape, and the story itself is compelling about a man who creates a monster and ends up regretting it when his creation ends up murdering people close to him. At just under 300 pages long, the book does not outstay its welcome like some other much less interesting famous novels I could mention. If you were to read just five classics in your whole lifetime, I'd definitely recommend that you include Frankenstein.

When one hears the name "Frankenstein", one assumes the horrifying monster with green skin, bolts in his neck, created by a mad scientist. We have pop culture to blame for this irregularity, since this under minds the true story that Shelley wrote. The truth: It does note a scientist by the name of Victor Frankenstein and his pursuit with galvanism to construct another race built from ligaments and limbs from the dead aka, the "creature". It is not only about the creation of the monster that is the featured theme throughout the book, but the sadistic abandonment of the creature from his creator and the societal rejection that the creature faces due to his façade. Later, the books manipulates the readers mind to sympathise with Victor Frankenstein, the father who abandoned his child, as the creature begins to take revenge on Victor's family, and ultimately Victor himself. The writing style in "Frankenstein" is one with pure scientific beauty: the details of the settings and the characters are wildly defined with horrific terms and adjectives, displaying the Gothic genre and features throughout the book. The themes of love, abandonment, rejection (from society and family), dreams, aspirations and extreme revenge run freely and allowed Shelley to explore the possible of her dream. The skills she acquired in writing this at a time of insecurity and romanticism also shows how brilliant her narrative is. I did at times find it hard to keep with the chunky prose concerning the thoughts of Victor Frankenstein (this is why it received a 4 star rating from me), finding the creature the best narrator of the book. The story also got rather spontaneous: the creature happens to know where Victor is all the time, and where he will land in Ireland (this seemed the only fault in this book). I should not, however, judge Shelley by this, since she was only 18 years old at the time of writing this and because of her age, I believe this to be a very well told demonic story that will haunt you long after you have read it. I would recommend it to a lot of people who would understand the book as a whole: those who like simplistic and freely flowing prose should read this with care. It takes a while for one to understand this, but after you have, you feel so engaged and moved by the story: I did.

Product came fast. Very new hasn't been used. 10/10 would recommend. Awesome book too very interesting!! There were no damages to the book its brand new

Good book

Can't wait to start reading it. Its a bit thinner than I expected but im sure it will be good

Lovely book, but arrived poorly packaged, the cover was half folded and shoved among my other products

When I picked up this novel, I didn't expect a fairytale and Shelley by no means disappoints. In this book of solitude and despair, Shelley's work is defined by its gothic genre, yet there are other elements... The descriptions of the majestic Swiss mountains and blue lakes could trick an unwary reader into thinking that this is a romanticist novel and yes there are elements from the Romantic genre but these are counter played by the so very gothic descriptions of death and despair. The reader follows the first person narrative of the protagonist: Victor's tragic tale as he tells his story to Walton, the Arctic explorer whom finds the woeful Victor floating in the Arctic sea. The novel therefore begins where it ends and for this reason I would definitely recommend reading the book twice in order to appreciate fully the foreshadowing from Victor throughout the opening chapters of the novel. I didn't expect to like such a dark and gothic book but I was suprised by Shelley's amazing ability to make a reader feel oddly calm yet incredibly tense through her descriptive and suspenseful Langauge. Definitely worth a read!

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Sobre esta edição da wordsworth do Frankestein, ela é simple e económica. A qualidade do conteúdo é acima, por ter boas introduções e notas que ajudam na leitura. A estética não é o forte porque a qualidade do papel parece um pouco tipo jornal (más é muito melhor que das edicições da Harper Collins). Se você procura praticidade acima da beleza, você vai adorar. O livro é robusto o suficiente e é muito gostoso de manusear, perfeito para rabiscar a vontade e sem remorso. É uma edição ideal para estudantes de inglês.

The print is very good.

¿Qué más se puede decir a estas alturas sobre esta novela visionaria? Por mi parte, me limitaré a recomendarla sin reservas (como bien ha dicho otra lectora, dará más de una sorpresa a quien sólo conozca la historia por su versión popular) y a alabar esta edición. Por poco más de lo que cuesta un periódico, te llevas a casa un texto muy cuidado, con notas útiles y una interesante introducción sobre algunas de las cuestiones científicas y políticas presentes en la novela.

Needed to read this classic again because I feel for the creature….ohhhhhh my fellow one, dwindled in chaos and despair…..May you find what’s out there….dont fall apart and push far to what you your desire….