Frankenstein: Timeless Classics
Written by Mary Shelley and Emily Hutchinson
Narrated by Saddleback Educational Publishing
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About this audiobook
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley (1797–1851) was born to well-known parents: author and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and philosopher William Godwin. When Mary was sixteen, she met the young poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a devotee of her father’s teachings. In 1816, the two of them travelled to Geneva to stay with Lord Byron. One evening, while they shared ghost stories, Lord Byron proposed that they each write a ghost story of their own. Frankenstein was Mary’s contribution. Other works of hers include Mathilda, The Last Man, and The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck.
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Reviews for Frankenstein
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The ispiration for many bad horror movies is actually far better than anything it inspired. As DNA research ushers us into an age of innovation on par with the time of the writing of 'Frankenstein,' Ms. Shelley's investigation into the human psyche and our ability manipulate life are as timely as ever.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A great read. Spectacular language. Brilliant display of imagination, the book is the real genial to the modern science fiction.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story is excellent, a real must-read, & entirely different than most of the movies, but the writing bores me to tears. Nothing is ever said with one word when a paragraph will do. I liked an edited for kids copy that I read with mine much better, although that changed a lot of the story as well.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I finished it, wow, that was a goal for me. I almost quit in the beginning of the book, but stuck it out. It was very slow for me in the beginning, but then picked up. I felt sorry for the monster. It's unfair someone has the capability to create life and then walk away because of the horrible sight before him. Not at all like I thought it would be as I was expecting more of the movies aspecty, I know, lame thinking, but I can say that I have read this classic.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Deeper and darker than I would ever have imagined. A case study in misery. I'm a sucker for any book that leads me to the Arctic.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Knowing the real story of the writer, Mary Shelley, you can relate to the dilemma of whether to bring back a loved one back from the dead or not. The consequences of knowing it may not be someone you recognize.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5OMG THIS IS A GREAT BOOK AND YOU HAVE TO READ IT RIGHT NOW. I mean it. go to your library. RIGHT NOW. Well. After you finish reading this >:3This is about Victor Frankenstein, who is so interested in science etc, that he creates a monster. and once he creates this monster, it ruins his life. The hideous being of his creation kills people, who don't accept him, and threatens Victor, leading him and following him everywhere.That's basically all this story is about. It's great though. it's suspenseful and v. deep: like the monster striving for acceptance and humanity and... like he's intelligent and he feels things but in the end he is still a horrible, ugly monster, inside and out. And Victor is battling within himself to: protect his family by being a coward and catering to the monster? or be brave and kill him, to protect everyone... it's... JUST READ IT. GO NOW.Also there's lots of nice vocab words.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Another I have read but will read again! Despite its age, deals with some surprisingly modern themes - i.e. how society judges others based on the way that they look and how this can affect the individual concerned.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A classic with a long legacy, and absolutely worth reading. Themes of loneliness and exile stand out to me. The backstory - Mary Shelley's age at writing, her incredibly smart parentage, the Lord Byron connection - is almost as tantalizing as the story. I will never imagine Frankenstein's unnamed "fiend, abhorred devil!" as the green, bolted machine portrayed in film. The true monster was more hideous, and much more pitiable.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The critical edition includes the 1818 edition of Frankenstein, plus annotations and critical articles (primary sources and secondary sources). In general, it is aimed at undergraduate students of English and Literature. Also, it is highly useful for writing essais and for writing thematic index cards.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I am going to commit a sacrilege by saying I could not get into this book. It was dreary and the language, why well-written, distracted me completely from what was actually going on. Maybe it is just my personal taste regarding the weightiness of words in Victorian novels. I was just totally uninterested and could not make it to page 100.Perhaps, I will give it another try someday, but it was too stuffy for me.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I found this book to be a little boring and extremely predictable. This is obviously because of our culture and knowledge of Frankenstein and not the books fault whatsoever. Considering it was the first true story of Frankenstein, I consider it a good classic. I also love that it came from a woman as a competition amongst a few of her friends. The story is exactly what you expect it to be, very sad and long and a little weird.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A scientist creates a creature who then terrorizes the nearby town. The monster learns about the town and the people in it to where he can understand and communicate. This teaches kids no matter ones appearance, we should learn to accept them for who they are and not judge them by what they look like.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a great book. A essential reading for any horror fan. The story itself is timeless. It's one of those books that everyone should read at least once. I enjoyed this book when I read it back in high school and I still love it today.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A bit disappointed with this book not as good as I thought it would be. Lack of time given to the monster. However the way Mary wrote about human emotions was poignant.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story is slow paced but definitely not boring !
it's a quest for knowledge that's reflected on all the characters throughout the book.
I found that felt sorry for the monster and found victor to be a sad little man who couldn't face the consequences of his actions.
In all it wasn't a page turner but quite an enjoyable read. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is one of the best books that I have read. It was a struggle within myself on whether I was on the monster's side or Frankenstein's side. I understood the turmoil that Frankenstein was going through about what decisions he had to make. I also felt compassion for the monster and his need for love and compassion in his life. Both made decisions that I disagreed with.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wordy and old-fashioned in language. All action is told verbally after the fact. The amazing thing with this book is where in the hell Hollywood came up with their version. It's not even remotely like this book. The movie of Young Frankenstein has as much in common with this book as the supposedly serious movies did.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I haven't read this is in years but I remember enjoying it. I liked the non-traditional format of the narrative (via letters) and felt bad for the monster, who never asked to be made, much less to be made a monster.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Take the challenge and read Frankenstein and look for contemporary issues, i.e., cloning. As you discover the real monster in the book could that also correlate to the world of today?
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great classic horror novel. Although it gets pretty deep, it could be read multiple times and analyzed from a psychological, socialogical, and literature aspect. I didnt care too much for the ending, and i felt like there were some parts that just bored me. However the good parts it had were REALLY good, plus i love books that have depth and can be analyzed and what not.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5My daughter read this in high school and recommended it to me. It was an interesting don't-fool-with-mother-nature story. But it's so sad and lonely and cold. Maybe it was more enjoyable to read and discuss in class...?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oh Victor. You are surely one of the first and best unreliable narrators, self-centered to the max, and a terrible, terrible parent/god. But I very much enjoyed reading your story, especially when you let your poor creation speak. Delicious, over-the-top language and situations for the win.
But seriously. I enjoyed this very much and found it much, much more satisfying than any pop-culture references to Frankenstein ever led me to believe I would. I read it aloud with the healing angel--you know, I think I should start a shelf for books that I've read aloud, because there's something special about that form of reading; it adds something to the experience, for sure: an intensity.
In any case, if you were not (as I was not) required to read this in school, and have never picked it up of your own accord, I recommend it! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I had to read this in less than a day, because no one had told me that there was homework due the first day of AP English during my senior year of high school. I enjoyed it a lot, even though I was rushed.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Overall an enjoyable book with interesting themes and a certain amount of cultural value, but suffers from the common horror flaw of the reader wanting to smack the protagonist over the head with some common sense. By the end, the monster is by far the less annoying character.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5must say that this book can really still stand its ground as a classic. Todays horror stories focus too much on blood and gore, the classical ones are far more subtle. The horror lies in what mankind can put himself through. The prison he builds for himself.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5OK, so I seem to have really known nothing about the original Frankenstein story. Turns out, there is no Igor and the monster ends up with a wonderful command of language. There is also a tremendous lack of action, so I am very glad I listened to this instead of reading it or I never would have finished. I will say, though, I now understand the beginning of the movie I, Frankenstein much better.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I hated this book. It was boring. It was dense. The descriptions seemed to never end. None of the characters were at all likeable. I couldn't wait to be finished with it!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5At this point, everyone should know what Frankenstein is about. Seriously. Did anyone else find Victor Frankenstein incredibly annoying and whiny?
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Horrendous writing, fascinating story. Reading Frankenstein is like being forced to sit through a lecture after being deprived of sleep for three days. The entire thing, first page to last is about feelings... It's about what a person thinks. The story is completely secondary. Not worth the read.