Frankenstein

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Obsessed with the secret of creation, Swiss scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein cobbles together a body he’s determined to bring to life. And one fateful night, he does. When the creature opens his eyes, the doctor is his vision of perfection is, in fact, a hideous monster. Dr. Frankenstein abandons his creation, but the monster won’t be ignored, setting in motion a chain of violence and terror that shadows Victor to his death. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a gripping story about the ethics of creation and the consequences of trauma, is one of the most influential Gothic novels in British literature. It is as relevant today as it is haunting.

403 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2021

About the author

Mary Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, often known as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, travel writer, and editor of the works of her husband, Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. She was the daughter of the political philosopher William Godwin and the writer, philosopher, and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.

Mary Shelley was taken seriously as a writer in her own lifetime, though reviewers often missed the political edge to her novels. After her death, however, she was chiefly remembered only as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein. It was not until 1989, when Emily Sunstein published her prizewinning biography Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality, that a full-length scholarly biography analyzing all of Shelley's letters, journals, and works within their historical context was published.

The well-meaning attempts of Mary Shelley's son and daughter-in-law to "Victorianise" her memory through the censoring of letters and biographical material contributed to a perception of Mary Shelley as a more conventional, less reformist figure than her works suggest. Her own timid omissions from Percy Shelley's works and her quiet avoidance of public controversy in the later years of her life added to this impression.

The eclipse of Mary Shelley's reputation as a novelist and biographer meant that, until the last thirty years, most of her works remained out of print, obstructing a larger view of her achievement. She was seen as a one-novel author, if that. In recent decades, however, the republication of almost all her writings has stimulated a new recognition of its value. Her voracious reading habits and intensive study, revealed in her journals and letters and reflected in her works, is now better appreciated. Shelley's recognition of herself as an author has also been recognized; after Percy's death, she wrote about her authorial ambitions: "I think that I can maintain myself, and there is something inspiriting in the idea". Scholars now consider Mary Shelley to be a major Romantic figure, significant for her literary achievement and her political voice as a woman and a liberal.

Reviews

[sohvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

tää oli tarpeettoman hyvä tbh… 4.4⭐️

[Fernando Pantoja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esta historia es demasiado conmovedora. llegas de cierta manera a identificarte con cualquiera de ambos personajes. Un critica social del cual te preguntas quien es el verdadero monstruo.
una obra que te deja varias lecciones de vida, varias moralejas , cierta nostalgia en cada palabra salen de la criatura que en busca de la verdad y de su forma mas inocente hacen las preguntas mas desgarradoras e incómodas que al espectador nos hará conmovernos solo para confirmar que los monstruos son aquellos que niegan la esencia del humano , "Amar".

Víctor juega a ser Dios y crear una vida nueva y como referencia religiosa , lo llama Adán. Es fácil de entender sabes , Víctor esta cegado de un extasis de grandeza que cree que puede hacer un creación perfecta , al igual que muchos padres o creadores no saben que detrás se cada creación hay una enorme responsabilidad,  claro Víctor no pensó en eso y al ver su creación paso mas allá de su imaginación,  ve que sus planes no son al pie de la letra como pensó,  sabes? Físicamente esta presente pero le aterra hacer un vinculo con el , no tiene idea de como hablar con el y pierde la paciencia infinidad de veces , al no sentirse preparado corre , huye de el , pero carga con una culpa moral de que sabe que ha hecho mal y lo atormenta cada dia de su existencia. Esta criatura que ha sido abandonada crece y aprende de manera autodidacta (solo básicamente) , adquiriendo aprendizaje base a su experiencia,  descubre la soledad y la falta de aceptación por no ser reconocido por su creador , aquí Adán (la creatura) hace su retro inspección del por que se le ha creado si no se le a asignado el ser amado , el ser aceptado , por que alguien que deseo tanto crearlo cambia repentinamente de opinión y lo haría sentir desechable , que sentido tendría la existencia sin propósito ? , todos llegamos a esa pregunta,  Adán decide buscar a su creador con un solo propósito saber el por que fue creado sin fin alguno? , claro el sabiendo el nefasto pensamiento de su creador cree la posibilidad que este sea grosero con el y no querer darle explicaciones,  lleno de sed de venganza quiere acabar con su vida pero al final este "Monstruo " nos demuestra que ama , siente , quiere y desea , no es eso vivir? , no es eso el propósito de la vida? La criatura demuestra su humanidad,  mientras que Víctor solo demuestra que los Monstruos tienen mas apariencia humana de lo aue creemos

[Alfreda Hunston · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exploration of the darkest side of science and human nature

[Beatris Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great read! It was so sad but I am glad go have ready such a good book. Will definitely recommend.

[Lineé · Rating 1 out of 5]

He just didn't want to be alone :(

I feel sorry for the monster, I also believe the story could have ended better that way.