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" Good, though a bit boring in some parts. "

" I enjoyed every page of this book! Shelley did an excellent job comparing humanity versus monstrosity. The ending really upset me because well, everyone pretty much dies. But an incredible book nonetheless! "

" Every character is so damn whiny and annoying. I expected this to be much better given the solid timeless concept. "

" It was so boring at parts I wanted to kill myself. That's a bit harsh. Some parts were okay but I really wish less people had died and the creature had been killed instead. "

" EPIC! ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS "

" This wasn't exactly what I expected, but It wasn't bad either. Nice story. Not really scary, just very sad. I was hoping that this would be more compelling book, but this just might be that I had too big expectations because of the classic status of this book. "

" Gothic Horror with a blend of science at its best. "

" I "read" this story as an audio book. It was not at all what I expected but I enjoyed it and the dramatic reading of the audio book was very well done. "

" I like its symbolism, its literary allusions, and most of all the story of its creation, but it didn't do too much for me aesthetically. "

" For the longest time, I thought Frankenstein was the monster's name. "

" I unfortunately read this AFTER seeing the iconic film with Boris Karloff. Read this before seeing any film or production---it is a terrific book! "

" My all time favorite book! "

" A little ecentric but well written, "

" Senior Writing class (High School) "

" Frankenstien's monster is just like Beast from xmen, but evil... "

" A classic worth the read. "

" Just wasn't my type of book until I made it towards the end of the book, which was quite interesting. I'm hoping to read the Koontz Frankenstien series soon also. "

" A gothic novel full of feeling and tragedy. A tale of pain and revenge. "

" I enjoyed Frankenstein. It's not an easy read but it's engrossing in an Ancient Mariner type of way. You have to read on to hear his tale whether you want to or not. I'd like to read this again sometime in the near future. "

" Mind twisting in that it is not nearly the ghost story you would expect. Shows you the other side of the story. "

" I read this book many years ago. I was so taken by the story and the author, a brilliant girl that wrote a story about playing God. I may read it once again, but unfortunately I have a long list of books to read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. "

" A book all my Honors' students at UMaine read and loved. Decided I should read it and I did enjoy it. "

" Honestly, one of the only books I've read that I truly despise. Yuck. "

" I loved this book and it is nothing like the films that have been made allegedly based on it. I felt sorry for the "creature" but also very sad for Frankenstein. For such a short book there is so much in it and really well written. "

" I never was able to get into this one. Maybe all of the many versions of this story & character since the original has spoiled it for me. "

" It is one of the saddest story I've ever read. "

" Jan was right... horrible in spots, but a great ending as well as a glimpse into another time and another culture. Some of this scenes rang so true with the little my father would talk about in those times. "

" When I first read this, I was a freshman in high school and had no desire to read this novel, but I am very glad I did. It is a wonderful novel that invites the reader to look at oneself and the choices that we take in our own lives that can come with undesirable cost. "

" not bad.
i do enjoy gothic fiction, the way they're written is facinating.
but i still felt marginally detatched from the characters and story.
but i watched the 94' movie with Helena Bonham Carter and i was all set :D "

" One of my all time favorites! This is NOT a book about a monster. It is a book about humanity and what it is to be human. Beautifully written. "

" I used to teach this book toy tenth graders It was great for discussion. And it was a good one for grabbing the boys which is hard to do. "

" It was kind of a hard book to read (for me). Some parts were really slow and hard to understand. But it is really a classic that everyone should read. It shows the harshness and brutality of humans towards "different" things. "

" I had to read this for an Open Uni course - it is very good "

" Nothing like I thought it would be. But I feel proud that I finished it ... and now I need to watch the old movies and compare! "

" Interesting to read the actual story of Frankenstein. It's always nice to read the original version of a story that has been done so many times. it gives you a fresh perpective on the new retellings. "

" This is a beautifully written tale. "

" interesting for scholars, reflecting the ills of the industrial society...
not quite enjoyable as a book to read. "

" I thought it was quite dry, the only times it became a page turner was when frankenstein was actually in the scene, and unfortunatly that was probably only an 1/8ish of the book. "

" I enjoyed the philosophical themes in this book. Definitely a thoughtful book, not nearly the horror the movies all become. "

" One of the worst written books in English but one of the great ideas in English literature. The handling of the creature within the narrative is particularly egregious. Read this as it is an important story in modern literature but also notice the nonsensical unfolding account of that creature. "

" I read this book on a train bound for Scotland in 1995. It has a compelling moral: we create monsters by the way we treat or mistreat people. "

" interesting kind of dry but...okay I think. "