/lit/ - Literature

I HATED HATED HATED HATED this book. If I had not listened to the audio version in the car, I don't think I would have made it through. It's supposed to be one of the first science fiction books. I think that's a huge technicality. There is no discussion of the scientific process by which the monster comes to life. There is no discussion of why the being is a "monster." It's really a gothic novel. The main character, Dr. Frankenstein, is completely unsympathetic to modern readers and I have a hard time believing that he was sympathetic to readers of any age. Particularly for that time period, men had a reputation for being honest and dependable, able to handle any distress with grace. This man is a mess - he has two nervous breakdowns and will never just come out and confess to what he's done no matter how extreme the consequences of his silence will be. The monster is much more sympathetic.

Anyway, if you have the movie in mind, don't read this book. It's so different that everyone in our book club thought they were reading the wrong book or had a version that was missing pages.

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>>1034630

>tokyopop manga
>everything is perfect condition
>stolen from university library

no

>>435793
>uses wiki as a source for anything