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Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus - Original 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

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calyxconcision's review against another edition

5.0

While I understand this book was about creativity and the dark side and what limits there should be to that creativity, I also understood it as ─ considering the culture I live in ─ an allegory for parents and their children; that spurning children leaves them alone, feeling abandoned, and can even cause them to feel anger at the world if they are continuously shunned. However, the allegory of the limits and dark side of human creativity did come through, as Frankenstein's Monster embodies what can happen if human creativity is pushed too far, destroying lives, and causing misery, and then, having nowhere to go and dying itself. This can also still be applied to real life, and even seen in dangers such as AI art and books and fiction written by AI and the danger it poses to peoples lives, how it has the potential to destroy them, and the threat it poses to human creativity.

On a more humorous note, Frankenstein is somewhat relatable as a creative, because he made his monster, and then immediately hated it, and I think a lot of artists and writers can relate to that.

okjaaaaa's review against another edition

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4.0

ahhhhh hubris

hazelheaded's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

3.5

jess_orjess's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

groove001's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

psoglav's review against another edition

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3.0

OCENA (overall rating) ★★✫ 2.5/5 stars
Radnja (story) ★★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★★★
Likovi (characters) ★★

UTISAK (summary) - prvenstveno psihološki roman koji se bavi duševnim stanjem glavnog protogoniste i čudovišta koje je stvorio, sa nedostatko horor elemenata koju priču čine stvarno strašnom.