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Frankenstein / Dracula / Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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bookshelves: owned, horror
Oct 15, 2020
bookshelves: owned, horror
Read 3 times. Last read October 18, 2020 to October 24, 2020.
Frankenstein 4****
I approached this book with a completely open mind having never seen a Frankenstein movie of any kind in its entirety. I have seen snippets from time to time and that's all.
What I read in this book was so far from any preconceived notion I might have had. Such a simple story full of guilt, remorse, love and redemption.
The wordiness of the early 19th century sometimes gets in the way, but the story within is striking.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2**
I'll have to give Stevenson credit for coming up with a good premise for a story, but his execution leaves much to be desired. A modern author would have created something extraordinary, I'm sure.
Dracula 5*****
I'm so glad that I finally sank my teeth into the story of Dracula. Pardon the pun. It was very well-written, but at some times, too wordy.
It was written in the style of letters and diary entries of the various characters to give different viewpoints of the story. That was sometimes a distraction, but it really worked here. Very clever.
The main plot of the story is very good, but there are sub-plots that go off and distract from the excitement.
All in all, the book had its flaws, but it was so engrossing that I could not help but to give it 5 stars.
I approached this book with a completely open mind having never seen a Frankenstein movie of any kind in its entirety. I have seen snippets from time to time and that's all.
What I read in this book was so far from any preconceived notion I might have had. Such a simple story full of guilt, remorse, love and redemption.
The wordiness of the early 19th century sometimes gets in the way, but the story within is striking.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2**
I'll have to give Stevenson credit for coming up with a good premise for a story, but his execution leaves much to be desired. A modern author would have created something extraordinary, I'm sure.
Dracula 5*****
I'm so glad that I finally sank my teeth into the story of Dracula. Pardon the pun. It was very well-written, but at some times, too wordy.
It was written in the style of letters and diary entries of the various characters to give different viewpoints of the story. That was sometimes a distraction, but it really worked here. Very clever.
The main plot of the story is very good, but there are sub-plots that go off and distract from the excitement.
All in all, the book had its flaws, but it was so engrossing that I could not help but to give it 5 stars.
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Reading Progress
November 11, 2017
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to-read
November 11, 2017
– Shelved
November 11, 2017
– Shelved as:
owned
April 7, 2019
– Shelved as:
horror
October 11, 2020
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Started Reading
October 15, 2020
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Finished Reading
October 16, 2020
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Started Reading
October 17, 2020
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Finished Reading
October 18, 2020
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Started Reading
October 24, 2020
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Finished Reading
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Thanks, D. Dracula is on his way.
Couldn't resist. It was too easy.
The writing was what made the difference for me between the two books.
She and her partner William Godwin were very forward thinking for that era.