Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus | 
None of us are doing great on this first round! #TLT @dabbe
3 I loved
Austen (all)
Frankenstein
North and South 😍
3 I thought had the funnest titles
The Life & Opinions of Tome at Murr
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Life of a good-for-nothing
3 on my TBR
Dangerous Liaisons
House of Seven Gables
Fall of the House of Usher
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You are at a huge advantage if you have not read a ton of Terry Pratchett or the UK children's writer Jacqueline Wilson, which I have not.
3 favorites:
Frankenstein
Atonement
The Forsyth Saga .....or Dorian Grey.
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My next Toastmasters speech will be based on one of the many themes on humanity found in my favorite book, #frankenstein
I read a little but more on this list. My top 3:
1. Frankenstein
2. The House on Mango Street
3. Kindred
#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe
pickBit late with a spooky read but still did it!
So unlike the popular tropes of Frankenstein and included swathes of nature descption and landscape.
I'd not read it before so feel it was needed.
This past Halloween was our 15th anniversary. Safe to say that man gets me
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary Shelley was a pioneering badass. It‘s difficult to grasp that she was 18 when penning this boldly and brilliantly written gothic horror tale; also considered one of the very first science fiction novels. Timeless themes along with creative structure and multiple points of view evoke an unexpected compassion. This was my fourth reading.
He sprang from the cabin window as he said this, upon the ice raft which lay close to the vessel. He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.
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Dan Steven‘s is reading Frankenstein to me as I crochet some witchy ghosties for a few swaps.
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This is my first time reading Frankenstein and I am loving it. It's so well written and suspenseful that I've already read a third of it in one sitting. I plan to curl up and finish the rest before I do anything else today. 💚
I love building Metal Earth models, and every year, the official retailer, Innovatoys, does a photo competition for Halloween. This year, I decided to sacrifice my windmill model to recreate the climax of Frankenstein. I used strips of muslin coated with bacon grease to make the fins flammable. I think it came out pretty good.
Current read.
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Finally read Frankenstein last year and loved it!
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so-so(informal review because this was for ib and it was painful): dude, please stop fainting and control your superiority complex
pick#ReadAway2024 This is the book I chose for April‘s #TBRTarot prompt, “Choose a book which has become a TV show or movie.” My favorite adaptation of Frankenstein is a miniseries from the 1970s called “Frankenstein: The True Story.” Frankenstein is widely acknowledged as the first science fiction book. I‘m not sure what I expected but this was a pleasant surprise. Mary Shelley‘s writing is lovely. Victor, the so-called hero, wanted to (cont)⬇️
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#TitleWith?or!
Volume I, 1st edition. 💚
#NewYearNewBooks #ScienceGoneWrong I discovered that the New York Public Library has a rare copy of the 1818 first edition of Frankenstein published in 3 volumes!
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The famous book with the famous cover of a famous painting: THE WANDERER ABOVE THE SEA OF FOG by Casper David Friedrich (1818).
Highly recommend the audio narrated by Dan Stevens. So glad I finally read this classic.
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My favorite part of conventions is finding cosplayers and have them pose with the book they match. 🥰
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pickRe-read this for my Frankenstein and Climate Change class. I HATE the class but love this book. Definitely my favorite classic, i would recommend it to everyone it‘s so easy to fly through and enjoy
Tagged was my favorite October read. I cannot pick a favorite between In Memoriam and The View on the Way Down. Needs to percolate a little longer.
#2023ReadingBracket
I love this reminder of the fantastic books I‘ve read through the year.
Now I want noodles shaped like Frankenstein.
https://www.tor.com/2023/10/30/mary-shelley-and-the-noodle-that-created-science-...
Frankenstein tells the story of gifted scientist Victor Frankenstein who succeeds in giving life to a being of his own creation. However, this is not the perfect specimen he imagines that it will be, but rather a hideous creature who is rejected by Victor and mankind in general.
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1) Tagged. Audio book read by Dan Stevens was fantastic.
2) Packing for vacation. We don‘t get trick or treaters 😞
Tagging everyone! Happy Halloween!
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panWas Frankenstein the first Emo? Or Walton? The monster? Sappy and melodramatic, Shelley‘s story may have been unsettling and a one-of-kind 200 years ago. But for readers today, I found it to be a depressing bore. Leave this one off your Spooky Season reading lists.
panIt‘s no secret that Frankenstein is more of a study on the horrors of humanity than anything else, but I still wish it had focused more on the creation of the monster. The tension just wasn‘t there. Essentially, he said I built a monster. Then the next sentence was I lost the monster. I just didn‘t feel connected to the plot. It did like the monsters monologue but at that point I had already checked out and lost interest.
Starting off today‘s #scarathlonsprint by letting Phoebe Reads a Mystery read me Frankenstein! I‘m working from home while not feeling too well so a slow reread of a text I know really well is great to have in the background.
#scarathlon #skeletoncrew
Fear, Fearless — close enough?
Photo challenge prompt 22: “fear/scare.”
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Tonight‘s classic horror viewing. 1931 Frankenstein
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pickFirst, I cannot believe I waited this long to read this book. Second, although I own this edition, I decided to listen to Dan Stevens read it to me instead thanks to Litsy reviews. Such a nuanced performance! 5 🌟
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Total points 1220
One of my #bucketlist items this #scarathlon was seeing an old scary movie at the prince Charles cinema (my fave independent cinema in London) and today I went to a double bill of Frankenstein and bride of Frankenstein with a friend which was a fantastic way to tick off the list item!
#skeletoncrew
pickThis was my second year in a row to listen to this book. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ again.
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Photo challenge prompt 14: “monster.”
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My little listening buddy.
Currently, Frankenstein‘s monster is watching the cottagers, the best part of the book.
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I spent the morning working in the yard, watching the eclipse, and listening to the tagged book. Photo by one of my son‘s friends. Try as I might I couldn‘t get a good photo. I loved getting to spend the beautiful morning watching it!!
Who else got to watch the eclipse? what did you think of it?
And I got a LOT of yard work done and more than half the book finished. I‘m now in the monster‘s woeful tale. 😢
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Frankenstein is my choice for today‘s #monster prompt! I listened to the audiobook about a week ago, so bonus points. And for funsies, I found this cute recipe for Frankenstein cupcakes…so cute!
#scarathlon #TeamCreepinItReal #scarathlonphotochallenge 16 pts
https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/a44664933/frankenstein-cupcakes-recipe...
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Day 14: monster. Frankenstein flanked by Jason and Norman Bates both just as deserving of the term.
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