Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus

Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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This is such a small book with such big ideas. The Creature, although driven to perform evil deeds, is not in himself evil, which a lot of adaptations omit (I am looking forward to the new one to see if they change this). A lot of this book discusses the loneliness of existence and how others treat those who are different, which is relatable to many. Truly a masterpiece.

Doppoetry Henry was my favorite character, and I was devastated when he was killed. 😭 1d

Texreader @Doppoetry Same!! 1d

BookmarkTavern One of my favorites! 💖 1d

Doppoetry @BookmarkTavern It was SO good! 1d

Doppoetry @Texreader Nice ! 1d

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary W Shelly

#bookspin #bookspinbingo #hauntedshelf @TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper #trappedinaspookyhouse

PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 1d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1d

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LitsyEvents

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

@barkingmadread is checking for interest in a buddy read of Frankenstein
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2903653

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

Ok #hashtagbrigade it‘s time to start talking about Frankenstein! I‘m going to check out the chapters later today, but for now, who wants to join in for a chapter a day? Just remember that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read the post until you‘ve read the chapter!! Anyone can join in! Just drop a comment below!

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean @lil1inblue 3d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader
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BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @anishainkspill 3d

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Bookwormjillk Me! 3d

mcctrish I may or may not join in, I‘ve done 2 reads of Frankenstein in the last couple of years 3d

peanutnine Me please! 3d

Ruthiella I‘m going to sit this one out. I have read it before and don‘t feel the need to revisit just now. 3d

kwmg40 I‘d like to join in! 3d

rubyslippersreads I‘m not sure if I‘ll read it again, but please tag me for the hashtags. 😄 3d

dabbe A fave of mine. I loved teaching it as well. I'd love to be included in the conversations for this one. 💛🤎🧡 3d

Bklover I‘d love to be in for this one! I love #hashtagbrigade 🧡 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

TEArificbooks This is one of the #hauntedshelf reads for extra points 3d

willaful I'm a little uncertain but I'll give a whirl. 3d

Crinoline_Laphroaig Me! 3d

LapReader I‘m in. 3d

BarkingMadRead @TEArificbooks should I tag you? 3d

TEArificbooks @BarkingMadRead no thank you I reread it last year 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

KAO Please include me! Thank you! 3d

TheAromaofBooks I'm in for this one!! 3d

Seabreeze_Reader Please add me to the tag list. It's been a while since I've listened to the audio version. 3d

Sparklemn I‘m in! It‘s a re-read, but college was long, long ago. 👵🏻 (edited) 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

Librarybelle Yay! I‘m in 2d

Clare-Dragonfly Yessssssssss 2d

ElizaMarie I‘m in!!! It‘s a re-read for me- gotta find my copy 2d

eeclayton I'm going to sit this one out, too. I've read it more than once, and I have too much going on right now. Happy reading to those who participate, it's a fantastic book! 7h

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Branwen

Frankenstein | Mary W. Shelley

I just picked up this new edition of Frankenstein at Barnes & Noble last night! Okay, if you are looking to purchase Frankenstein - this is the one to get! Not only does it have a cool cover and gorgeous page edges, but it also has the original introduction from Mary Shelley AND Polidori's and Byron's stories from the night Frankenstein was created! It's really awesome! 💕📚

MittenGirlPeach That sounds like the perfect edition! 4d

5feet.of.fury Ooooh fun! 4d

ShyBookOwl I promised myself I'd stop buying editions of Frankenstein BUUUUUUTTTTTTT.....😍😍😍 4d

Branwen @MittenGirlPeach Right?! It's absolutely perfect! @5feet.of.fury YESSSSS!!! @ShyBookOwl You definitely need this one! 😌 3d

Kitta Woooow so pretty! 😍 3d

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Texreader

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

My tbr list for #hauntedshelf #letsgopoints. Ambitious but I still have my other challenges ongoing, Octavia Butler books for #authoramonth and #Samoa books for #foodandlit. I‘m very excited about these books even though I know I won‘t get to them all. Must also include my #whattheDickens books!!

Rereads: Frankenstein, Dracula, books 1-2 of All Souls. I‘d love to finish all these books beyond the trilogy!

Soubhiville, Cuilin, BookwormAHN, Catsandbooks, PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 5d

BookwormAHN Nice 🧡🐈‍⬛🧡 5d

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BookwormAHN

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Thank you @PuddleJumper for the graphic.
All right #BlackCatCrew here are my Team Leader picks for #HauntedShelf for books: The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley & The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty.
This isn't a buddy read. You can read these or any other Team Leaders book picks for an extra 15pts on top of whatever other points they count for 🐈‍⬛

BookwormAHN @Kenyazero @Texreader @Faranae @AmandaBlaze @ShananigansReads @Bookworm54 @julieclair @Charityann @Lin3han @JessClark78 @KT1432 7d

KT1432 I think I may finally take a stab (😬) at The Exorcist lol! 6d

julieclair I‘m going to read Frankenstein with the #HashtagBrigade ! 6d

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Texreader Frankenstein again!! I try to reread it around Halloween so now I get extra credit for it! 6d

BookwormAHN @KT1432 Good luck, try to read it in daylight 😸 6d

BookwormAHN @julieclair Fantastic 🖤 6d

BookwormAHN @Texreader I tend either reread that or Dracula every year. This year is Frankenstein 💚 6d

BookwormAHN @coffees 5d

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oddandbookish

Frankenstein (Word Cloud) | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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First off, it was interesting that the book was a story within a story and had 3 narrators (Walton, Frankenstein, and the Creature). That was something I wasn‘t expecting but it worked.

The star of the story was the Creature (aka Frankenstein‘s monster). The Creature was the epitome of being othered. He was so misunderstood and just wanted to belong and feel loved.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/review-frankenstein/

oddandbookish #book #booklover #bookstagram #bookworm #bibliophile #bookobsession #bookish #bookreviewer #booktok #library #frankenstein #bookspin #bookspinbingo #maryshelley #classicliterature #canterburyclassics #classic #gothic 2w

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Blueberry

Frankenstein | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Currently reading.

rwmg I like that cover picture (edited) 3w

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GingerAntics

The Original Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

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Okay, so they think all of this is most likely cancer instead of a side effect of the radiation she had a year ago. She‘s going to have a radiation treatment tomorrow. In about a week, she could start getting the strength back in her legs, but the neurological symptoms could stay like they are now. The goal is to get her to where she can come back home. It‘s not the best news, but there is some hope. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

GingerAntics Don‘t even get me started on how horribly Frankenstein treated his “monster.” I know the joke about Frankenstein not being the name of the monster, but I honestly think he was a monster to his creature. Had he treated this creature he had the hubris to make in the first place with a modicum of humanity, it wouldn‘t have been a monster at all and the book would have been so much shorter. #MaryShelley #Frankenstein #audiobook #Wednesday 1mo

Prairiegirl_reading I read with a number of years ago with my book club and also didn‘t enjoy it. One thing I remember about our discussion was one woman complaining about the doctor and “he had the vapours every five minutes.” I just always imagine him on a fainting couch. 🤣 1mo

GingerAntics @Prairiegirl_reading 🤣😂🤣 I love that! He really did have the vapours constantly! Like, dude, buck up! You get all these like dead body parts and you‘re fine, but then this thing you‘ve made expects you to show him some humanity and QUEUE THE VAPOURS!!! 🙄🤣😂🤣 1mo

IriDas Sorrý about the dx. I hope she can come home soon. And, yes, Dr Frankenstein is the real monster, which was the point of both versions. Bad parenting, bad science, they all lead to bad ends, I guess. :) 1mo

GingerAntics @IriDas I think that makes the confusion between Frankenstein and Frankenstein‘s monster funnier. 1mo

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GingerAntics

The Original Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

I have just discovered the joys of the Netflix show Wednesday this week… so now I am reading books that remind me of Wednesday!
#MaryShelley #Frankenstein #audiobook #Wednesday

GingerAntics I read this back in 2016 for a seminar on antiheroes… but these first few chapters… I don‘t remember them at all. 1mo

IriDas Is this the same version you read? There are two. She changed quite a bit of the first part with the second version. 1mo

GingerAntics @IriDas I genuinely don‘t remember this beginning part. I mostly remember the dog sled and the monster running along side, maybe chasing him. I just have this very vivid mental image of that part. 1mo

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IriDas Oh, you mean the letters to the sister? 1mo

IriDas Here‘s a good article about the two versions: https://stanforddaily.com/2018/11/29/frankenstein-and-its-transformations/ But if it‘s about remembering the sledge, it might just be what stuck in your mind the most. I‘ve read it multiple times, both versions, and I can see that being something a person would keep over the letters. 😊 1mo

GingerAntics @IriDas I remember painting this very vivid imagine in my mind of it, and over time that‘s all that has remained. It does seem like he‘s writing letters to his sister… I think. This is the first time I‘ve listened this on audio, so I‘m thinking it hits a little different. 1mo

AnnCrystal Wednesday 👏🏼🤩👍🏼 the first season was too good! Hope to one day catch the second season 📺💝. The first season was filmed in Romania and the second was filmed in Ireland. Don't know why, but I found this to be interesting. 1mo

GingerAntics @AnnCrystal I did not know any of that! They released season 2 in two parts. 🙄 The second half drops 9/3, so I‘m trying SO HARD to hold off until then to watch any of season 2. 🫰🏻🫰🏻 (edited) 1mo

AnnCrystal @GingerAntics I would do that l as well...the first part probably has some kind of cliffhanger. Please review once you do watch 😉👌🏼📺💝. 1mo

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TheBookgeekFrau

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

#CharacterCharm #Scientist

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Intriguing cover! 2mo

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Doppoetry

Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Restarted this today, but not before a refresher for a few previous chapters (I didn't want to completely restart it)

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BookmarkTavern

Frankenstein | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

And the #BookHaul ! My favorite Jane Austen, and the only one of hers I haven‘t read, and, of cruise, another copy of Frankenstein.

uncommonlycozies this was probably such an instant purchase! which Jane Austin haven‘t you read? these copies a so so cute! 2mo

BookmarkTavern @uncommonlycozies Northanger Abbey! 2mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳📚💝. 2mo

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CoveredInRust

Frankenstein | Mary W Shelly

On to Frankenstein 🥰

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

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

Play along with this link:
https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-1700s

dabbe We scored the same! 😍 “House of Usher“ is one of my faves! If you're into campy movies, the 1960 one starring Vincent Price is a hoot, and it's free on YouTube! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEbH7mZ8Vk&t=63s
Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 5mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @dabbe I am grateful for my college years reading Rousseau and Marquis de Sade for this score. I know they did a new House of Usher recently with the gorgeous Rahul Kohli, I might make reading and watching these my next classics challenge! 5mo

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

39/100
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.

@dabbe #TLT

dabbe Could you believe how many titles of theirs were on this list? 😱 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙💚💙 5mo

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IriDas

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

1. No, yesterday. 😊
2. Provocative

#two4tuesday
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 5mo

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dabbe

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#aprilpoetrychallenge
#nationalpoetrymonth
@wanderinglynn

#haiku
#daring
#frankenstein

BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, Dabbe , your haiku poignantly hit the heart of the texts. I hope you‘re sharing these with students if you‘re teaching (sorry I can‘t remember if you are). 5mo

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me You just made my day, week, month ... TY! I've been having such fun writing these. I am retired now, so I won't be sharing them with my students (alas), but I'm saving them just for me! My husband's had to listen to all of them, too. 🤣🤩😍 5mo

BooksandCoffee4Me @dabbe it‘s so hard being a retired teacher because I still have so much I want to share with high schoolers. I‘m in the first year so I guess that‘s normal. I even dreamt about a parent conference two nights ago — it went well, by the way. 😂 5mo

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dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me I felt the exact same way my first year. I even subbed quite a bit and was an AP proctor just so I could go back and hang with the students. Now in my 4th year of retirement, I am completely done with it all! I subbed one day last year for freshmen all day, and that completely did me in. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I'm glad your conference dream went well. My school dreams (which I still have) are nightmares about uncontrollable classrooms. 🤣 5mo

wanderinglynn Fantastic! I really do hope you put these together into a book. 5mo

dabbe @wanderinglynn I think I just might! 🤩 5mo

BooksandCoffee4Me @dabbe Oh yes, do! 5mo

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IriDas

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

My next Toastmasters speech will be based on one of the many themes on humanity found in my favorite book, #frankenstein

Texreader You‘re in Toastmasters? How awesome! I was in it for many many years 5mo

IriDas @Texreader Yes, I just joined last year. It‘s been really helpful. Pretty sure it helped me finally get a job after a year of unemployment. 5mo

Texreader @IriDas That‘s awesome. I often use everything I learned in toastmasters in my career. And I‘m so glad you‘ve joined Litsy! 5mo

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Super_Jane

Frankenstein | Mary W. Shelley

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4/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”

#horror #classics

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vonnie862

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

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

dabbe I now have #s 2 and 3 on my TBR! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 8mo

LoverOfLearning Read and LOVED Kindred and Frankenstein. Guess I need to read The House on Mango Street! 7mo

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InkedBookworm13

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#TLT
I got 11 this time
My top 3 Frankenstein, The Haunting of Hill House and Joy Luck Club
@dabbe

dabbe Ooh, I forgot about FRANKENSTEIN. That's a fave of mine, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 8mo

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Conleyheather

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

I am powerfully and therefore fearless

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rachaich

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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Bit 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.

dabbe I adore this book. 💛🤎🧡 10mo

mcctrish I read this and listened to a live reading of it on its 200th anniversary and I have to say it holds up 10mo

rachaich Yes, agree. It's so telling about misappropriation of power and technology. 10mo

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BookishMadHatter

Frankenstein. by Mary W. Shelley | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

@AshRob22 thank you for my bonus goodies. I was just telling my daughters and few days ago that I'm feeling the need to re-read Frankenstein. If I give in to the urge, these socks will be along for the ride lol. Thank you so much for giving me a reason to smile today

AshRob22 Glad they arrived! Saw them and thought you NEED to have these 😆 11mo

Aconight Omg I need these 😍😍😍 11mo

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BookishMadHatter

Frankenstein | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

This past Halloween was our 15th anniversary. Safe to say that man gets me

TheSpineView Happy belated anniversary! 😘🥰🥳 11mo

dabbe Happy belated anniversary! That man's a keeper! 🧡🍁🤎 11mo

Deblovestoread Happy anniversary 🎉 11mo

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Gissy 😍🖤🖤🖤 11mo

BookishMadHatter @TheSpineView thanks 😊 11mo

BookishMadHatter @dabbe thank you, and I agree lol 11mo

BookishMadHatter @Deblovestoread thank you 😊 11mo

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britt_brooke

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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.

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian Have you read this Frankenstein sequel-of-sorts?

Our Hideous Progeny: A Novel

11mo

kspenmoll I never tire of reading/teaching with this book. 11mo

britt_brooke @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian No! Thank you. I‘ll give it a try. 11mo

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britt_brooke @kspenmoll I bet the discussions are fascinating! 11mo

dabbe @kspenmoll #ditto! And boy, do the kids LOVE it! 🤩 (edited) 11mo

Tamra This is definitely on my reread list! (edited) 11mo

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AroundTheBookWorld

Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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.
#Frankenstein #MaryShelley #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookshelf #bookshelves #bookshelfie #bookshelfies #shelfie #shelfies #bookstack #bookstacks #stack #stacks #bookstore #HalloweenRead #Horror #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Gothic #Fantasy #School #Literature #Audiobook 🎃🎃

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MaleficentBookDragon

Frankenstein | Mary W Shelly

Dan Steven‘s is reading Frankenstein to me as I crochet some witchy ghosties for a few swaps.
#hauntedshelf #blackcatcrew
#audiocrocheting

BookwormAHN

BookwormAHN Nice 🐈‍⬛ 11mo

Deblovestoread I loved listening to this version last year. And your ghosties are cute! 11mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 11mo

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Rachel.Rencher

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

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. 💚

CogsOfEncouragement I really like this one too. Enjoy! 11mo

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TieDyeDude

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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.

AnnCrystal 🤩😎👍💫. 11mo

Suet624 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 11mo

Bookwomble What a sacrifice for your art! ❤️‍🔥🧌❤️‍🔥 11mo

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Bookwomble Oh, and it did come out well 😊 11mo

Clare-Dragonfly Wow! 11mo

bthegood very nice 🎃 11mo

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Tkimsal

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

Current read.

dabbe Oh, are you in for a treat! 🤩 12mo

BookmarkTavern One of my favorites! 12mo

Aconight 💚💚💚 12mo

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

This gave me a chuckle. I love Philomena, and if you don't know her but think this is funny check out Cunk on Earth. I think it should still be on Netflix in the US.

#Cunk

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 13mo

KadaGul 🤣🤣 13mo

sarahbarnes I loved this show! I‘m sad they didn‘t continue it. So hilarious. 13mo

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Deblovestoread

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

#AboutABook #ClassicYouRead

Finally read Frankenstein last year and loved it!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 🖤 14mo

Eggs Perfect 🖤🖤 14mo

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sept_scribbles

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

so-so

(informal review because this was for ib and it was painful): dude, please stop fainting and control your superiority complex

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CatLass007

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

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#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)⬇️

DieAReader, Andrew65, CBee, GHABI4ROSES

CatLass007 play God but as soon as he saw his creation come to life, he rejected and abandoned the creature, providing him with no education or any kind of guidance. Victor‘s arrogance and cowardice caused anguish and death for the people he claimed to love. (edited) 1y

DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 1y

CBee Yay! 😀 1y

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dabbe

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#ItTakesAllKinds
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#TitleWith?or!

Volume I, 1st edition. 💚

Eggs 🖤⁉️❤️ 2y

dabbe @Eggs I just realized what you wanted posted. A title with either a (?) OR a (!). #doh 😂😂😂 How about a (;) and a (,) instead? 2y

Eggs @dabbe works for me 🤗 2y

dabbe @Eggs 💚💙💚 2y

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AroundTheBookWorld

Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpen.org%2Fpress-release%2Fnew-polic...
#Frankenstein #MaryShelley

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Leftcoastzen

Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus | Mary Shelley

#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!

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Wow! So cool! 2y

Eggs Awesome 👏🏻 2y

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dabbe

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#NewYearNewBooks
#SciGoneWrong
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

IndoorDame First one I thought of too! 2y

dabbe @IndoorDame #greatminds! 💜🩶💜 2y

Eggs Well played 🖤❤️🖤 2y

dabbe @Eggs 💜🩶💜 2y

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dabbe

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#NewYearNewBooks
#FogCover
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The famous book with the famous cover of a famous painting: THE WANDERER ABOVE THE SEA OF FOG by Casper David Friedrich (1818).

Deifio But why this painting? 2y

Faranae @Deifio Both Frankenstein and the creature wander throughout the book. Honestly I think it's just the most iconic Romantic painting for one of the most iconic Romantic Gothic novels.

There's certain paintings that always seem to be used for certain types of books. For example, John Pettie's “Two Strings to Her Bow“ being used for Regency romances novels. William Blake's own portrait of Newton is often used on books about... Blake. 2y

dabbe @Faranae You've explained everything perfectly; thanks! 🤩🤩🤩 2y

Eggs Well done 🩵🌫️🖤 2y

dabbe @Eggs 🖤💜🖤 2y

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Deblovestoread

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

Highly recommend the audio narrated by Dan Stevens. So glad I finally read this classic.

#12DaysofChristmas #October

@Andrew65

Andrew65 Can‘t beat this classic. 2y

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GondorGirl

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

My favorite part of conventions is finding cosplayers and have them pose with the book they match. 🥰

#MC3 #Studio42Books

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guidosophia

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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Re-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

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

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.

BarbaraBB I am looking forward to View on the Way Down. An now I want to read In Memoriam too! 2y

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Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Now I want noodles shaped like Frankenstein.
https://www.tor.com/2023/10/30/mary-shelley-and-the-noodle-that-created-science-...

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Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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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Deblovestoread

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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!

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Happy Halloween and thanks for playing! 2y

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Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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Was 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.

GingerAntics I‘m feeling like there is a lot of telling and very little showing. 1mo

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