Frankenstein

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 1w

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. 🤣 1w

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!!! 🙄🤣😂🤣 1w

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. :) 1w

GingerAntics @IriDas I think that makes the confusion between Frankenstein and Frankenstein‘s monster funnier. 6d

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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. 2w

IriDas Is this the same version you read? There are two. She changed quite a bit of the first part with the second version. 2w

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. 2w

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IriDas Oh, you mean the letters to the sister? 2w

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. 😊 2w

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. 2w

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. 2w

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) 2w

AnnCrystal @GingerAntics I would do that l as well...the first part probably has some kind of cliffhanger. Please review once you do watch 😉👌🏼📺💝. 2w

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oddandbookish

The Forger's Requiem | Bradford Morrow

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This book is technically the last book in a trilogy but can be read as a standalone. I have not read the previous two books and was able to follow the story. Reading the other books would have been helpful, but it was not necessary.

I enjoyed the writing style the most. It was elegant and felt like a throwback to classic literature.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/review-the-forgers-requiem-forger...

oddandbookish #book #booklover #bookstagram #bookworm #bibliophile #bookobsession #bookish #bookreviewer #booktok #5joysfriday #bookspinbingo #junespecials #frankenstein #maryshelley #literarythriller #thriller
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saritaroth

Frankenstein: Lost Souls: A Novel | Dean Koontz

“The October wind came down from the stars.”

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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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booklover3258

Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein | Linda Bailey

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Beautiful simply beautiful. Gorgeous artwork. This is the story of Mary Shelley, her family and how she came to write “Frankenstein“. A must read for horror classic fan of any age.

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saritaroth

Frankenstein: City of Night: A Novel | Dean Koontz, Ed Gorman

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Detectives Carson O‘Connor and Michael Maddison must save the world from a band of monsters called the New Race, engineered by Victor Helios a.k.a. Frankenstein.
I haven‘t been enjoying this book series nearly so much as his Odd Thomas series. I do like the relationship between Carson and Michael but I don‘t think it‘s enough to sustain the series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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