Monsieur Alaska (sadward) wrote in bookaddicts, @ 2004-08-14 01:17:00

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Don't fear the monster.
I'm having to read Frankenstein by Mary Shelly for summer reading. I was dreading it, Hollywood screwed my view of the story horribly.

I'm well passed the hundreth page and I've enjoyed it, [skipping the forward and planning on skipping the afterward.] The language usage is one I really like. Of course, even if prior knowing how it was written, it would never be something I'd pick up to read for pleasure.

Relate the book nothing to the movies! And, Frankenstein's monster speaks! But he's not a big 'physical' character in the novel. He really only exists, so to speak, within the narrator's mind. After creating the monster, it completely robs him of happiness and the ability to live normaly. He's disturbed at the fact he created a 'man' so hidieous and let it into the world.cIt only makes matters worse for Frankenstein's condition when he accuses the monster of killing his youngest brother, [if he really did, I do not know- I haven't gotten that far yet.]

I suppose my point is if you have to read for school- don't fear it. It's not such a horrible book- really a nice read to entertain the brain.

It's humurous that the narrator refuses to give the formula for the elixer of life to the reader. I wonder why!

just___be___me 2004-09-15 21:59 (link)

argh, I hated Frankenstein (not so much the book, but the character). He's so unbelievably whiny. yeah yeah yeah, I understand you screwed up and you feel remorse for bringing this creature into the world but... how about you do something about it and STOP TELLING ME OVER AND OVER HOW SAD YOU ARE. That's just my reaction to the book. The only part I really liked is the middle where the monster is narrating the story. It's an interesting plot and the symbolism is pretty cool, I just can't stand whiny narrators who repeat themselves. -Dena- (Reply to this) (Thread)