Frankenstein -

Mary Shelley

Wordsworth Classics

1999

208 páginas

6h 56m

ISBN-13: 9781853260230

This edition uses the 1831 version of the text.

Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would ‘curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.’ The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein, driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy. The reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes in the novel. Although first published in 1818, Shelley’s masterpiece still maintains a strong grip on the imagination and has been the inspiration for numerous horror movies, television and stage adaptations.

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5 (Perfeito)

Perfeito apenas, amei o livro, tem uma escrita simples e poética ao mesmo tempo, com uma narrativa que prende muito facilmente o leitor.
A descrição dos sentimentos de ambos os personagens principais é perfeita, o remorso, a ira, a tristeza e a angústia de viver, o anseio pela morte como um lugar de paz, tudo muito bem representado, e com uma sensibilidade incrível.