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Frankenstein

(Penguin Student Editions)

By Mary Shelley

(493)

| Paperback | 9780140818130

49 Reviews

  • 4 people find this helpful

    Todos tenemos en nuestro imaginario figuras que asociamos al terror: las momias, los trolls, las brujas, los lunes por la mañana,... De pequeños probablemente éramos de los que mirábamos tres veces debajo de la cama antes de acostarnos. O de los que no podíamos evitar bañarnos cerquita de la orilla ... (continue)

    Todos tenemos en nuestro imaginario figuras que asociamos al terror: las momias, los trolls, las brujas, los lunes por la mañana,... De pequeños probablemente éramos de los que mirábamos tres veces debajo de la cama antes de acostarnos. O de los que no podíamos evitar bañarnos cerquita de la orilla no fuera a ser que...

    Con esto a cuestas, y tras haber leído la célebre novela de Mary Shelley, me pregunto cómo es posible que Frankenstein haya quedado fijada como una de las figuras de terror más recurrentes para los niños de mi generación. Tal vez su tamaño gigantesco y sus grotescas facciones de bobo hayan tenido algo que ver en ello (¡quién no ha reproducido sus balbuceos a la par que andaba como un robot con los brazos estirados!).Al margen del aspecto que el cine se ha prodigado en grabarnos a fuego en la memoria, no se me ocurre qué más puede provocar terror en él: si precisamente Frankenstein es un monstruo dulce e inadaptado. Como un recién nacido encerrado en un cuerpo de adulto, que lo único que quiere y pide es cariño. Así lo he podido contrastar en la novela de Shelley.

    (Reseña completa en:
    http://www.librosyliteratura.es/frankenstein.html)

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    I read this for a modern novel English class in College. This is actually a great story - much better (and very different!) from any movie rendition I have seen. There is a whole other side to the story of the "monster" and this is pretty much an essential read of classic fiction.

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    ― karattack said on Jan 4, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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    Last night I also finished Frankenstein which I LOVED. Unfortunately Pandora's Breeches had given me the basic story arc but it was still nice to see it played out. Having read that first it was also interesting to see the relationships between the men and their largely unseen female counterparts. T ... (continue)

    Last night I also finished Frankenstein which I LOVED. Unfortunately Pandora's Breeches had given me the basic story arc but it was still nice to see it played out. Having read that first it was also interesting to see the relationships between the men and their largely unseen female counterparts. THe plot was so unlike any hollywood production, so many extra characters, so much traveling and despair.

    I'm not really interested in ethics but I am really interested in psychology, what makes people people and how and why they behave. This book was just a fantastic enquiry into the nature of man. I found the writing to be beautifully articulate, I loved how eloquent everyone was, including the monster. For me it was a very visual book, I could picture the hovel cottage on the remote Scottish island, and the boat stuck in the ice. I can't believe that I waited so long to read it. I'm sure I'm going to end up reading it again several times. It was just really really good!

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    ― Robot-mel said on Sep 1, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • Anche se diventa un assassino sono dalla parte del mostro.
    Il personaggio Frankestein non mi piace per nulla.

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    ― Robboh said on Nov 14, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Considerato uno dei primi libri del genere fantascientifico .....uno scienziato pazzo che da vita ad un mostro senza pensare alle gravi tragedie che ne sarebbero conseguite !! Un classico da leggere.

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    ― Anastasia G said on Nov 10, 2009 about the Audio Cassette edition | Add your feedback

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