Listening to this for the first time through twenty first century ears the aspect of this book that struck me most was the structure in which we first hear increasingly frenetic and strange letters from the captain of an Arctic ship to his sister. It is astonishing to think that Mary Shelley wrote the first version of this proto-gothic masterpiece as early as 1818, almost three decades before Dracula's Bram Stoker was born. The Modern Prometheus still has the power to shockįrankenstein is one of those stories that is no ingrained into popular culture that it is easy to forget where is originated. It is a period piece in many ways, but some thoughts in this story are timeless. Overall I really loved the book and narration. The end of the book surprised me and confirmed that I really didn't know the story at all. His feelings are not really different from those of people today. What impressed me was, how the author described all the feelings and inner struggles of Victor Frankenstein. It was like take a walk around my region, but two hundred years ago - amazing experience. Therefore all the landscapes were alive in front of my eyes and I knew exactly what places Victor was talking about. Usually, I'm not into long descriptions of the landscape, but here I didn't mind at all, because the story takes place in Geneva and I live nearby. I had the story confused with some modern interpretations, which obviously have a little to do with the original. I'm really happy that I listened to this book, because I found out, I actually don't know the story of 'Frankenstein' at all.
The 19th century language was really a lot on my brain. To find out more about Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, please visit the Wikipedia page.I listened to 'Frankenstein' as an audiobook and I must say straight away, that if I were to read it, I probably wouldnt finish. Overall, both the story and the reading are great. They know where to speed up a little bit in order to make the story sound more dramatic and where to slow down in order for us to pay attention to the details of the story. The readers have different accents which makes the reading rather interesting. All the readers have clear and smooth voice. The story is read by several people, enabling us to easily differentiate the characters. Listen to the audiobook and make your own judgment about Victor. Other readers will say that he was a complete lunatic, incapable of dealing with the problems that he himself had caused. Some readers will find Victor to be an excellent scientist, who transgresses boundaries without fear and manages to create something that nobody had created ever before. The story shows that by playing God you can destroy your own life and the lives of your beloved ones. Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is for sure one of the greatest novels ever written, and one of those that you must not skip.
He has not the slightest idea that this powerful creature will destroy not only his life but also the lives of the people he love the most.
Victor decides to create a grotesque monster that soon becomes his great foe. The story concerns Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who joins a university in order to study chemistry and philosophy. It was written by the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus is one of the most famous novels in the world.
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