Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus

so-so

I'm really glad to have finally read this classic. It wasn't as spooky as I expected. I thought the creation scene would be more dramatic at least but a lot of the story is anticlimactic and Frankenstein doing nothing productive, only complaining how hard his life has become
#HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead #HauntedShelf #GrimReaders @CSeydel #AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo @PuddleJumper

BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣😍😍 10h

CSeydel Great review 😂 6h

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Liatrek

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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Just finished reread and can‘t for the new Netflix movie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

vivastory The movie is in my top 5 of the yr 23h

dabbe 🩶🐾🩶 21h

Headinherbooks_27 Love that book and can't wait for the new movie too 😍 20h

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BookwormAHN

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

My favorite book in October was Frankenstein 🖤💚🖤
#BookBracket2025 @Catsandbooks

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TheAromaofBooks

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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This was a reread for me, and while I always love reading along with the #HashtagBrigade , ol' Victor got on my nerves even more this time around. He's just so useless! If he spent half the time actually doing something productive as he does sitting around and bemoaning his fate, the creature wouldn't have had the opportunities for destruction that he had. In the end, I think both Frankenstein and the creature are both monsters. This book ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) definitely deserves its status as a classic and is completely worth the read, but I get too aggravated with literally everyone to really love it. Soft pick.

@BarkingMadRead
#HauntedShelf #ScreamTeam @ImperfectCJ
#WickedWords - Revenge @AsYouWish
#PumpkabooHunt @PuddleJumper
#BookSpinBingo 1d

TheAromaofBooks Whoops keep forgetting!! #OneSnacktoRuleThemAll #AllThingsApple @Bookwormjillk 1d

Bookwormjillk 🍎🍎🍎 agree 1d

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BarkingMadRead That cover though! 1d

PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 1d

TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead - OwlCrate did a series of special paperback editions of classics, and this was one of them. The paperbacks aren't GREAT quality, but I think they're such intriguing covers. 1d

AnishaInkspill yeah, he's not an easy character to like 14h

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BookwormAHN

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

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I love the story of Frankenstein and this is one of my favorite versions 💚🐈‍⬛💚
#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew #ScavengerHunt #Broody #BookRecommendations #monsterous #Holonet #DarthBane @PuddleJumper #HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead #SPNBookBingo2025 #Colt @OutsmartYourShelf #ErasGhostBingo #Reputation @Charityann

OutsmartYourShelf 👏🏻👏🏻 2d

PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 2d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2d

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Centique

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Took my daughter to the movies on Halloween to see Frankenstein, by Guillermo Del Toro. It veers from the book but it was a beautiful adaptation, Elizabeth has far more of a role and the Creature‘s initial innocence is so well done. Daughter wept - I nearly did - really moving. Also a bit gory in places. I saw a great meme titling the movie “Frankenstein - or how to DIY Jacob Elordi in your basement” 😂

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 2d

vivastory Lolol I'm glad you & your daughter enjoyed it. It's definitely in my top 5 of the year. 2d

Centique @vivastory yes me too! And my daughter (the real film aficionado in our house) says its one of her top ten ever 🙌 She was rushing home to write about it on Letterboxd. Do you use that? 2d

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vivastory @Centique I log my movies, but I don't write reviews on them (with the one time exception of Brandon Cronenberg's Possessor, when I wrote something along the lines of: I don't think I've ever muttered WTF so frequently in the final 5 minutes of a movie. Lolol). I actually love that movie, but to say it's shocking is putting it mildly lolol 2d

Reggie Sounds like a great Halloween. 1d

Centique @Reggie believe me we were sitting having a wine beforehand saying “this will impress Reggie” 😍♥️😍 1d

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dabbe

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#haikuaday #haikuhive

In honor of Halloween and the finishing of this brilliant novel by the #hashtagbrigade. This one never gets old. 🖤💚🖤

AnnCrystal Wow, incredible capturing. Powerful 👏🏼🐝🥺🐝💝.

I was reading Guillermo del Toro's comments about his new take on Frankenstein.

Never read the book, nor have I watched any of the movies...I tried when I was a kid, but I just couldn't because it was just too sad.

Yet, I found Guillermo's remarks on the storyline very interesting.

🥲🎬💝. 4d

AnnCrystal Qoute “I did want it to have the arrogance of Victor [Frankenstein] be similar in some ways to the tech bros. He's kind of blind, creating something without considering the consequences.“ - Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro later clarified that the film is not a metaphor for AI, stating, “I'm not afraid of artificial intelligence. I'm afraid of natural stupidity.“

💫🎬💫💝. 4d

dabbe @AnnCrystal Wow. Thanks for sharing these thoughts. They are 🎯🖤🎯! 3d

JenlovesJT47 🖤🩶🖤 1d

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 🖤🩶🖤 1d

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ElizaMarie

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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This was a re-read for me. I love this book and it was perfect to enjoy this one with the #HashtagBrigade and @BarkingMadRead hosting :) Love this group! Can't wait for the next one!

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 4d

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JenniferEgnor

Frankenstein | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Still one of my favorites!
Link to listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nprs-book-of-the-day/id1587369865?i=100073...

SamAnne Mine too! 6d

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kwmg40

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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I enjoyed rereading this book with #HashtagBrigade. The novel is terribly melodramatic but a good read for the spooky season!

#HauntedShelf #ScreamTeam
#OneSnacktoRuleThemAll #AllThingsApple
#BookSpinBingo
#ISpyBingo (brown cover)
#PumpkabooHunt (medium)
#AfterDarkBingo (touch of the monster)
#BodyCountBingo (orgy of evidence)
#GottaCatchEmAllSpooky (horror)

@ImperfectCJ @Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper @BarkingMadRun

Bookwormjillk 🍎🍎🍎 7d

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 7d

PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 7d

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Bookwormjillk

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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Frankenstein was enjoyable enough. As usual it wasn‘t at all what I thought it would be, but that‘s not a bad thing. My favorite chapters were the ones where they were on the boat. My least favorites were when Frank would just faint for months at a time.

Picture is of the pumpkin I bought today because the lady at the register said it looked like Frankenstein. (I didn‘t tell her she meant the creature.)

Bookwormjillk #HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #OneSnackToRuleThemAll #AllThingsApple #SPNBookBingo @OutsmartYourShelf Colt #SpookySpots Deep Sea @AllDebooks 1w

BarkingMadRead Frankie and his fainting 🙄 1w

OutsmartYourShelf 🎃🎃🎃 7d

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Bookworm54

Frankenstein | Mary W. Shelley

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It has been a while since I have read Frankenstein and it was as good as I remembered. Victor is an idiot… but it is hard to make good choices when you are constantly swooning with trauma induced fevers 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew #OneSnackToRuleThemAll #TeamPumpkinSpice

Bookwormjillk, BookwormAHN

Bookwormjillk 🎃🎃🎃 trauma induced fevers 😂😂😂 1w

BookwormAHN 🧡🐈‍⬛🧡 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.7: I made these in a bake off class today and we chose light green in honor of the Creature! #anyway #frankiedeclareswaronthecreature #creepylaughtereverywhere #yikes #andsoweendupbackattheboat #frankieneardeath #askingwaltontotakeoverthehunt #waltonsboatgetsstuck #mutiny #frankietrieatoconvincethemtocarryon #nope #timetoheadback #ripfrankie #creaturecomesback #vowstoendhisownlife #theend #sadbuttrue #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 1w

KAO What a fabulous baking project! 🎃 And a fitting tribute! @BarkingMadRead (edited) 1w

Clare-Dragonfly Frankie is a bit of a hypocrite! At the beginning he was all “oh don‘t do science, let me tell you my story of how science is bad” and then he‘s telling him to go on! The creature is a hypocrite too… 1w

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Bookwormjillk Great work 👏 1w

AnnCrystal
👏🏼🤩😳🤩👍🏼💝. 1w

Bklover Well. That was cheery. Love the fingers! Thanks as always ❤️ 1w

BookwormAHN 💜🐈‍⬛💜 1w

kwmg40 I love these! Very appropriate for the conclusion of this book. 1w

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vivastory

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

I noticed some mixed reactions as I left the sold out nighttime showing of Del Toro's latest. Personally? I loved it. I think that if you have read the, & enjoyed, the book you will be pleased. I think that otherwise it might seem too slow. Although there are a few liberties here & there it is a very faithful version & it is undoubtedly one of Del Toro's most visually stunning works.

LeahBergen I‘ll probably like it then! 👍 1w

vivastory @LeahBergen Let me know your thoughts when you get a chance to see it! 1w

Cathythoughts I‘m reading the book at the moment. The film sounds great! 1w

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Bookwomble I love Del Toro's films, I love Shelley's Frankenstein, I trust your literary sensibility, so I'm excited to see the film when it comes to Netflix! 🖤🧌🖤 1w

quietlycuriouskate Hmmm, interesting. ? I still haven't forgotten the woeful Kenneth Branagh "attempt" from a bazillion years ago. 1w

AmyG Thanks for the review. I will def catch this one. 1w

vivastory @Cathythoughts Hope you like it, Cathy. 1w

vivastory @Bookwomble Let me know your impressions when you see it. I've loved Del Toro since Devils Backbone and for me this is one of his best. A year or so ago I thought that we were going to have a second season of cabinet of curiosities. Turned out to be a dream. I was so bummed lol 1w

vivastory @AmyG 👍🖤 1w

Billypar I can't wait to see this. And I think The Devil's Backbone is one of his most slept-on films: one of the all-time ghost story greats imo. 1w

vivastory @Billypar Totally agree re: Devil's Backbone. 1w

Bookwomble @vivastory I really liked Cabinet of Curiosities, especially the Lovecraft adaptations (despite the liberties!). I'd guessed they weren't doing a second series after this time - so many good shows don't seem to get the traction they need 🫤 1w

vivastory @Bookwomble This is true. I read recently in Filterworld that around 70 percent of the NF content are series. That's why I'm so cautious of starting any of them. I mean Stranger Things is wrapping up a decade after it aired, but this is the new norm for streaming 1w

vivastory @Bookwomble I still need to watch season 4 of Stranger Things. I plan on doing so before season 5, but I read an article about the planned release dates for season 5 and it is wild. I have never seen anything like it 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.6: #frankiesendselizabethofftobed #happyhoneymoon 🙄 #creaturekillsher #frankieloseshisshit #achaseensues #creatureescapes #frankiebringsthebadnewshome #popsdiesofabrokenheart #frankiegoesmad #finallyrevives #askamagistrateforhelp #magistratesaysnope #smartguy #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 1w

ElizaMarie Do y'all think the creature would have spared Elizabeth if he didn't marry her? Victor is so selfish. I think he knew that the creature will kill her, and didn't do enough to protect her. Like maybe getting out of her life, it's not like he seemed super excited about getting married anyway. 1w

Bookwormjillk And yesterday I was so sure everything would be ok 😣 1w

dabbe You destroy the only thing the creature will love; then YOU get married and think you'll be all happy? THEN you let her go off to bed on her own? This is where one has to suspend their disbelief just a tad. 1w

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OriginalCyn620

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

Tried to post this last night but I couldn‘t get on Litsy for some reason. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thanks @dabbe for the tag! I‘m not much of a horror reader so I‘m not surprised at my score. 😂
3 faves: Frankenstein (always!), Gone Girl, Rebecca

#tlt #threelistthursday

dabbe Excellent choices! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🧡💜💛 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.5: #elizabethgivesfrankieanout #hedecidestomarryher #waitforthecreaturetocome #killorbekilled #whatcouldgowrong #married 👰🏻‍♀️ 🤵 #honeymoonbound #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 1w

Bookwormjillk I‘m sure it will be fine 1w

Seabreeze_Reader @Bookwormjillk 😂👀😬 1w

ElizaMarie Poor Elizabeth, she knows Victor doesn't want to marry her. 1w

peanutnine Obviously the creature doesn't mean to kill Victor on his wedding night, that's too easy... 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.4: #riphenry #frankieloseshisshit #somuchguilt #sickfromit #rantingandraving #luckilythejudgedidsomedigging #contactedpops #helpedfrankiedefendhimself #backtogeneva #towaitforthecreature #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

Bookwormjillk Kind of mad at Frankie for spending 2 months in bed instead of cleaning up his mess. 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk seriously! Swooning is for the ladies, my guy 2w

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dabbe @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk Those are the dark Romantics for you ... all the angst. Angst everywhere. Run and hide in bed. 🛌 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Frankie basically confessed when he saw Henry! He‘s lucky the judge didn‘t take it as such and was willing to dig. 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig What's with this guy always falling into a fever when something bad happens? Is this the male equivalent of a Regency heroine catching a cold and almost dying every time she gets caught in a bit of rain? 2w

Sparklemn @BarkingMadRead 😂😂 2w

Sparklemn @Crinoline_Laphroaig Honestly, it feels like half the book has been Frankie moping around in bed. 2w

ElizaMarie Victor's fever = man cold. Like wow buddy.... He is TOO much with the drama. CLEAN up your mess!!! It's like, he should be hunting the creature down rather than hiding and letting the creature kill everything/one he loves. 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.3: #frankiestartshiswork #creatureappears #frankiefreaksout #asonedoes #destroysmrscreature #creatureismaaaaaad #threatensfrankiesweddingnight #yikes #frankiestandsfirm #throwshisworkintotheocean #fallasleepanddriftsaway #karma #finallyfindsland #accusedofmurder #omgwhodied ⁉️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

Bookwormjillk Bad luck to wash up there. 2w

dabbe Lots of wandering in this book ... all kinds of people/creatures who have lost their way. 🚶🚶‍➡️🚶 2w

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peanutnine Frankie needs some impulse control. He really should have come up with a plan before revealing to the creature that he wasn't going through with the new creation, instead of letting him go off and wreak havoc (again) 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Oh, now he decides that he‘s not going back on his word? 🙄 I think the description of him dropping the bag of body parts into the ocean was the creepiest part of this book so far. 2w

ElizaMarie Where I am confused... He destroys the female creature, okay, how much was put together? Is he just throwing random organs and limbs in the ocean? Nobody cares? 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.2: #traveltime #frankieisparanoid #moretravel #moreparanoia #leaveshenryinedinburgh #paranoid #settlesintheorkneys #paranoid #timetomakeawife #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

ElizaMarie I‘m kinda glad he is paranoid. He really needs to think things through before he does them 2w

dabbe Gee, what could he be paranoid about? A creature on the loose? A wife he has to make so the creature won't kill anyone else? No one to tell this to? Though one may forget that this entire story is being narrated by Walton as Victor is telling him his story. Why won't he tell Henry? I think Henry might understand. Might. 2w

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Bookwormjillk Paranoid and kind of procrastinating too 2w

Sparklemn Frankie acts like he‘s the victim. As if! 2w

ElizaMarie So, like he is luging around body parts right? Like just hey, we are collecting them as we go? 1w

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dabbe

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#goodnewssunday @Deblovestoread 🧡💜💛

Links to these articles:
1: A worthy list: https://tinyurl.com/yyrr25p4
2: Reese wrote a book? 😱 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0gl91dwr2o
3. For anyone who loves FRANKENSTEIN and the #hashtagbrigade, who is currently reading it. @BarkingMadRead
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180611-why-frankenstein-is-the-story-that-...

Happy Sunday, everyone. 🧡💜💛

Deblovestoread #1 Some new to me titles but some well loved books, too. Brought back great memories of reading to my kids. #2 So like Hillary‘s book co-written with Louise Penny and Bill‘s with James Patterson I wonder how much collaboration there is. I haven‘t read any of them so 🤷🏻‍♀️ #3 my first reading of Frankenstein was last year. Mind blown. Great articles 💙 2w

dabbe @Deblovestoread TY! #1: I saw a few that I need to still read! #2: IKR? I haven't read any either, so maybe I'll give one a try. #3 I just love FRANKENSTEIN. It still blows my mind to think that a 19-year-old wrote it. Just complete W🧟‍♂️W. We need a FRANKENSTEIN emoji. 🧡💜💛 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3.1: #popswantsawedding #frankieasksforayear #offtoenglandwithhenry #beautifulwriting #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

Sparklemn I really hope the creature has followed him and Henry to England and left the family in peace. However, I fear their journey may not end well. (edited) 2w

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t think this is going to go well for Henry… 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.9: #creaturewantsawife #frankieisdisgusted #andyethegivesin #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

Clare-Dragonfly “Make another one of the people who horrified and disgusted you” doesn‘t sound like the greatest plan, but I guess the creature didn‘t think of “treat me like a human being and introduce me to other people as one so they‘ll get used to me,” and anyway I don‘t think Victor would go for that after the creature killed William. 2w

Bookwormjillk Frank will do anything to avoid owning up to what he did in the first place 2w

BookwormAHN I wonder if he really would have left Victor alone if he had made him a wife. 2w

ElizaMarie This is the chapter where my feeling for the creature ends. 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.8: #rampage #thecreatureburnsthecottagedown #wandersaimlessly #savesagirlfromdrowning #whosedadshootsthecreature #nowhesreallymad #timetofindfrankie #hekillspoorwilliam #framesjustine #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

peanutnine I can't help but feel sorry for him. Even though his victims did nothing wrong to him, he has only been shown the same unkindness 2w

dabbe @peanutnine IKR? The only way to wreak vengeance on Victor is to harm those he loves--just as Victor harmed him by completely ostracizing him. So sad! 😢 2w

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Clare-Dragonfly I do feel bad for the creature—but I have no idea how he made the leap to burning the house down or murdering a child! 2w

KAO @Clare-Dragonfly I‘m with you! 2w

ElizaMarie So- I still kinda feel bad for him- but now he is taking it to far and it‘s harder to feel bad for him. Especially since he is able to communicate so well, I can‘t find him as a poor helpless creature. 2w

Sparklemn @ElizaMarie I feel the same way 2w

Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie agree 2w

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Cathythoughts

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

#FridayHappyReadingHour
Dinner is in the oven. So it‘s time for a glass of wine and a read of Frankenstein… it‘s for my bookclub and I‘m LOVING it. Happy Friday everyone xxx

mcctrish, melissajayne, Aims42, kspenmoll, Tamra, BarbaraBB, Ruthiella, dabbe

Tamra Ohhhhh, I so loved Frankenstein a few years ago when I was finally required to read it for a degree program. Enjoy! 💔💔 2w

mcctrish Enjoy all of it, I loved Frankenstein so much I read it twice 2w

youneverarrived Perfect Cathy, enjoy🍷❤️ 2w

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Ruthiella Nice! This is a good one for discussion, I think. Perfect for book group. Cheers! 🍷 2w

BarbaraBB I enjoyed the book a lot too. Enjoy! 2w

LeahBergen I can‘t believe I haven‘t read this yet. Soon! 2w

Cathythoughts @Tamra Thanks Tamra. X 2w

Cathythoughts @mcctrish I think I will enjoy all of it 😁🥂 2w

Cathythoughts @youneverarrived Thanks Katie x 2w

Cathythoughts @Ruthiella I think it cd will be a good bookclub one too 👍🏻😁🥂 2w

Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB Thanks Barbara x 2w

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I know ! I‘m the same. Not that many have read it in our group. It‘s so good so far ❤️🥂 2w

Tamra @LeahBergen it‘s not at all like the popular cultural representations. 😄 2w

Cathythoughts @Tamra @LeahBergen No , it‘s not like the movies at all. I think you‘ll like it Leah xxx 2w

squirrelbrain I just read this recently - in fact I think you gifted it to me a year or two ago - I really enjoyed it. Have a great evening and weekend! 2w

Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain Thanks Helen. Did I ? 😬Oh dear I can‘t remember. It‘s so good , isn‘t it ?! Xxxx (edited) 2w

dabbe A perfect happy hour! I loved teaching this book, and I love rereading it with the #hashtagbrigade. 🧡💜💛 2w

Aims42 What a fantastic Friday night!!! 2w

Cathythoughts @dabbe It‘s very good 👍🏻❤️ 2w

Cathythoughts @Aims42 🙏 Thanks x 2w

BiblioLitten I need to reread it. I was in awe of Mary Shelley when I read it the first time. (edited) 2w

Cathythoughts @BiblioLitten Thw writing is beautiful 👍🏻❤️ 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.7: #creaturefindsbooks #learnssomuch #ifeelthisinmysoul #hehatchesaplan #meetsdelaceywhenthekidsareout #hisplanworks #untilthekidscomehome 💔 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 2w

Bookwormjillk So sad. Poor creature. 2w

rubyslippersreads That version of the creature looks a lot like Adam from Dark Shadows. 2w

dabbe Beyond 💔. All because of his looks. 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.6: #historyoffelixandsafie #felixbreaksherdadoutofjail #fallsinlovewithsafie #herpopssaystheycanmarry #felixisbusted #jailtime #allmoneyislost #popstakessafieaway #dude #whatanass #felixandfammovetogermany #safiemanagestofindhim 😍 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 3w

ElizaMarie And the monster is just a fly in the wall, seeing this family drama unfold :) 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.5: #safiearrives #felixishappy #felixteachesherhislanguage #thecreaturelearnstoo #maybetoomuch #suchabeautifulheart #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 3w

ElizaMarie I‘m still on the #FeelsSorry for the monster camp. He just needs wants to find his place. 3w

Bookwormjillk I haven't read this before, but I have a feeling this monster is going to break my heart. 3w

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Clare-Dragonfly Huh. I may have put my comment for this chapter on yesterday‘s post. My chapters are numbered differently. 3w

Bklover @Clare-Dragonfly Mine are too. I think this is chapter 13??? 3w

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly @Bklover if your book isn‘t separated into parts, you should be on chapter 13 today, since day 1 was the letters 3w

Bklover Thanks!! Then I‘m good. 🙂 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Yeah, I‘m reading at the right pace, just not necessarily commenting in the right place 😂 3w

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ravenlee

Frankenstein | Mary W. Shelley

My local library branch just reopened after renovations, so OF COURSE kiddo and I were here shortly after opening. This shelf display has me 🧐🤨 Is Frankenstein dark academia? Inquiring minds want to know.

MuddyPuddle Good question! 3w

Litsi No 3w

Cathythoughts I‘ve only just started the book, good question. Maybe not in the traditional sense, but I see dark academia here …. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Huh… it‘s a stretch but not entirely wrong. Victor goes to university to do all his creating. 3w

ravenlee @MuddyPuddle @Litsi @Cathythoughts @Clare-Dragonfly I can see how you could make the argument, and I agree that there are elements of dark academia, but I think it‘s more adjacent than full-on DA. But while I know Frankenstein reasonably well, I‘m no expert on DA as a genre. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.4: #felix #creaturewatchesfelixandagatha #learningfromthem #choppingtheirwood 😍 #hessuchagoodman #ilovethewriting #hiswordsareaobeautiful #hissoulissobeautiful #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 3w

Sparklemn “And the future gilded by bright rays of hope, and anticipations of joy.” This breaks my heart. 😞 3w

Bookwormjillk I have never wanted to hug a monster so much. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Too bad he learned horrible racial stereotypes as his first knowledge of the wider world 😬 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.2: #beautifulwriting #ilovethiscreature #justtryingtogetalong #learningashegoes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Sparklemn I love love love the creature‘s innocence at the beginning of his story. Just trying to make his way in the world. 🙂 (edited) 3w

Bookwormjillk He didn‘t know the language when he was first in the stone hut and now he speaks better than me on my best day. 3w

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I feel so bad for him. Also so in awe of his ability to adapt and how eloquent he is. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.2: #frankieonvacay #creatureshowsup #veryloquacious #timeforastory #withinastory #withinastory #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 @julieclair 3w

KAO @TheAromaofBooks I take it back! The description of mysterious, misty paths in the mountains of Switzerland in this chapter seems ideal for the setting here! (My limited experiences in the Swiss Alps have mostly been glorious summer days where it was hard to let dark thoughts take up any space in one‘s mind in the face of such grandeur!) (edited) 3w

KAO I confess that I‘m flabbergasted that the creature has such fantastic thought processes and linguistic abilities!! All from the transplanted brain? Can‘t wait to learn more! 3w

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Bookwormjillk @KAO that‘s what I thought too! I didn‘t expect such an eloquent creature! 3w

dabbe The creature is highly intelligent and longs for companionship. Victor (the “father) shuns his creation JUST BECAUSE he is hideous on the outside. The creature then becomes hideous on the inside because of his abandonment by Victor. One just has to ask: which is more important to one's development as a human being? Nature or nurture? The easy answer is both are important, but the case for “nurture“ is about to be made by the creature in his tale. 3w

Sparklemn @dabbe Can‘t wait to hear the creature‘s sad tale. 3w

TheAromaofBooks @KAO - I guess any setting can be good for a bit of a horror story if it's stormy enough 😂 3w

dabbe @Sparklemn IKR? It's a doozy. 🖤 3w

ElizaMarie Where did he get the monsters brain? So where was he “hiding” how did the monster get so intelligent. He just wants his daddy to love him. 3w

julieclair The creature‘s eloquence was definitely a surprise! I‘m already beginning to feel a bit sorry for him. 3w

Sparklemn Is that a statue?? 😮 3w

BarkingMadRead @Sparklemn it is! It‘s in Geneva 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2.1 #everyoneissad #guiltyfeelings #frankiefleestochamounix #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 3w

ElizaMarie He does not feel guilty enough!!! (edited) 3w

KAO Hmm. This is called chapter 9 in my version. I just checked, and the very last chapter is 24. This will keep me motivated to keep up, since our chapter labels are different! 3w

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dabbe @KAO You might be reading the original version, published in 1818, which only has 23 chapters. The second edition, which was edited by Mary Shelley, is usually the one that's read more; it was published in 1831. 3w

KAO @dabbe My cover does say “The original classic text.” No problem—I‘ll keep up! 3w

dabbe @KAO 💜🧡💛 3w

julieclair @ElizaMarie Agreed! He let Justine die rather than speak up. I have no sympathy for him. 3w

julieclair @BarkingMadRead Please add me to the tag list. 😀 3w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair will do!!! 3w

Sparklemn I‘m disliking him more and more. Instead of moping, get out and find the creature! 🙄 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Gorgeous descriptions in this chapter. 3w

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly yes, makes me want to climb Mt. Blanc. 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 8: #justinegoestocourt #nobodybelievesher #shestrickedintoconfessing #frankiewonttellthetruth #peoplewouldthinkhesnuts 🤷🏻‍♀️ #poorjustinestaytuned #parttwotomorrow #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 4w

Bookwormjillk Come on Frank 4w

dabbe Of course, blame the help! Victor is now responsible for two deaths for not being forthcoming regarding his role in this fiasco. It seems that the creature is wreaking his revenge on Victor for abandoning him. All innocence is lost. 3w

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KAO Meanwhile, ever since the beginning of this book, I‘ve been amazed that this takes place in Switzerland, of all places! So are these characters British transplants—and I missed that somehow? Or are they really speaking German, French, Italian, or Romansh (official languages of Switzerland), and we‘re just getting an English translation?? Just seems odd to me! 3w

KAO Okay—I had forgotten about the letters at the beginning! Robert Walton wrote to his family members from Russia and then later from his sea voyage about meeting this very sad fellow traveller (Victor, I assume), who spoke “in English, although with a foreign accent” and who later shared his tragic tale. I know he needed to be from a mysterious place, but Switzerland? 3w

Clare-Dragonfly Victor continues to be incredibly self-centered, insisting that he is the most tormented! 3w

ElizaMarie Poor Justine!!! 3w

Sparklemn Why didn‘t anyone at the trial ask how she could have had the physical strength to strangle a healthy young man with her bare hands? 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3w

TheAromaofBooks @KAO - Switzerland has a lot of dramatic settings, so it definitely helps 😂 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Sparklemn - Right? And why said healthy young man would just... let her?? 3w

KAO @TheAromaofBooks I guess you‘re right! My own experiences there have been quite limited and significantly less dramatic in a “great setting for a horror story” sense! 😂 3w

TheAromaofBooks @KAO - Ooooo I would love to visit Switzerland! I am sure photographs do not do it justice! 3w

Seabreeze_Reader @Clare-Dragonfly Those were my thoughts, too! He claims to be wretched but then basically does nothing. By this point, Victor should have been trying to track down his creation, knowing what will likely happen again. 3w

Clare-Dragonfly @Sparklemn @TheAromaofBooks I thought he was a child… 3w

Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly oh, he may be a child! I‘m not sure which brother is which. 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly - I think he was 7 or 8? And “tall for his age“ from Elizabeth's letter. I'm sure he could have been overpowered by a full-grown woman, but it still seems like it would have been a struggle, or that he would have had time to call out for help? 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 7: #ripwilliam #frankierusheshome #doesheseethecreaturenearthemurdersite ⁉️ #justineisaccused #thetrialistomorrow #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 4w

dabbe Boy, things move fast, don't they? 😱 4w

peanutnine How has it been TWO YEARS and he's not worried about tracking down his creation?? NOW he's worried 4w

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BarkingMadRead @peanutnine right?!? Two year and he didn‘t worry about where the creature ended up?!! 4w

Bookwormjillk @peanutnine yes!! Frankie you are the AH! 4w

Clare-Dragonfly @peanutnine Seriously, I know he‘s been sick for part of the time, but how did two years manage to pass?! 4w

ElizaMarie You'd think (even if sick) he would tell someone like “guys, there is this monster out there, we might want to track him down” like he wasn't death bed sick- also nobody in his family checks on him? 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 6: #elizabethsendsaletterfullofgossip #frankiefeelsbetter #changeshisstudies #letsclosethebarndoorafterthehorsegetsloose 🙄 #lotsoftravelbeforegoinghome #hilariouslyhappy #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 4w

Bookwormjillk I‘m sure everything is fine now 4w

dabbe Um ... there's a creature out there on the loose, people! Let's just pretend that never happened! 😳 4w

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Clare-Dragonfly So… what does he think the creature is doing?! And Elizabeth apparently thinks Victor is an idiot, since she assumes he doesn‘t remember how a girl described as a great favorite of his came to join the household 😂 4w

ElizaMarie @dabbe yeah he is very #OutOfSightOutIOfMind about this creature 4w

KAO It‘s unbelievable how the creature is simply not a concern! I kept waiting for comments indicating Victor‘s worry—or at least curiosity!! 4w

Bklover What creature?? Ohhhhh, that one!! 4w

Sparklemn @Clare-Dragonfly Honestly, I had to read this section multiple times because I assumed I missed something. 🤔 3w

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OriginalCyn620

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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I love this production…Dan Stevens does a great job narrating! This is one of my favorites and I like to reread it this time of year.

#bookspinbingo - free space
#bannedbooksweek

TheAromaofBooks

Deblovestoread It is excellent. 💯 4w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 5: #frankiereaninatesacreature #itscaresthecrapoutofhim #herunsaway 🙄 #heartofalionthatone #clervalfindshumrunningmad #nurseshimbacktohealth #monthslater #whereisthecreature ⁉️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 4w

Bookwormjillk Um, Frank? Please don‘t leave the creature unsupervised. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk right? Dude. 4w

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dabbe Victor, Victor ... you had to know that reattaching parts from corpses and then sewing them back together was not going to produce a handsome creature. You ran away because he's ugly? Or did you run away from yourself and the fact that you just tried to play God over the universe? You literally have messed with Mother Nature, and she's gonna get ugly on your ass. #mytwocents 4w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe 💯💯💯 4w

KAO @Bookwormjillk 😂Yes! What could possibly go well after abandoning this new life form?!?! 4w

Bklover @dabbe It‘s not nice to fool Mother Nature!😉 4w

ElizaMarie Frankie - OH NO!!! Must run!!! 4w

Sparklemn Is it odd that I feel very, very sad for the creature? 😦 3w

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Pogue

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

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I had forgotten how well written this was. I did an audiobook and the narrator was great. #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew #Recommend @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 1mo

BookwormAHN 🧡🐈‍⬛🧡 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 4: #frankieneverleaveshislab #whatexperimentwassuccessful #hesnotatallactinglikeacrazyman #ignoringeveryoneforhisscience #ididlovehisloveforsciencethough #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly So condescending about other fields of study! 1mo

Seabreeze_Reader 😂😂😂 to the posted meme above. After the creepy descriptions via Victor, the online persona sounds like a less gruesome option. 1mo

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BookwormAHN Dr. Phil has done a number of shows on that 😸 1mo

Bklover I think he‘s being a bit of an ass! Poor Elizabeth probably thinks he‘s dead! 1mo

peanutnine @Bklover yes his poor family! 1mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly yes!!! He sounds like he would be insufferable to be around 1mo

Sparklemn The creepiness is starting to set in for me. 😬 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 3: #elizabethsurvivesscarletfever #mymdoesnot #frankiegoesofftocollege #hisfirstprofessordoesntapproveofhisstudies #hissecondprofessorismoreapproving #nowhehasdirection #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Bookwormjillk They always kill the mothers 🤷‍♀️ 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk the poor moms! They never stand a chance! 1mo

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dabbe Maybe the moms die to spur the children to grow up and go on their quest. Victor's mom definitely did that for him. I find it interesting, too, that Victor ignores the warnings of his first professor, Krempe, just as Walton seems to ignore Victor: both are blinded by their ambition to gain glory. Walton wants to find the northwest passage, and Victor wants to aid society through science. As @BarkingMadRead knowingly said, #whatcouldgowrong? 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly And the mom‘s dying wish is for Victor and Elizabeth to get married 😬 1mo

ElizaMarie The whole — everything you studied is useless start over got me! 1mo

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Clare-Dragonfly

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

Reading in a very cute house on a weekend trip!

dabbe 🧡💜💛 1mo

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dabbe

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#readyourkindle #readyourebook #readyourbooks @CBee 🧡💜💛

Hoping for a better reading month. ☺️

Read4life Above all, I hope you enjoy your reading 💙📚💙 1mo

CBee I‘m jealous that you might be about to start the Thursday Murder Club series for the first time!! It‘s such a great series. 1mo

dabbe @Read4life Me, too! 🧡💜💛 1mo

dabbe @CBee I so miss that feeling of reading a beloved book for the first time! I can't wait to dive into this one! 🧡💜💛 1mo

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dabbe

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

#bookspin #bookspin2025 #bookspin25 @TheAromaOfBooks 🧡🤎💜

I'm hoping to actually get out of my reading slump this month. 🤞🏻

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🧡💜💛 1mo

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ElizaMarie

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

Cozy reading with some Frankenstein Wine (also gonna work on some other books - since this one is only #ChapterADay

#HashtagBrigade
@BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead So fun!! 1mo

Deblovestoread Those labels are fantastic! 1mo

TheBookHippie Oh !-these are spectacular! 1mo

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dabbe 🧡💜💛 1mo

Aconight I don‘t know 19 crimes did this! 😍 great wine choices 1mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Did you know you can use the QR Code on the 19 Crimes wine bottles to view their Living Wine Labels? It's a small thing, but still fun to do. 1mo

ElizaMarie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I had “known” but never tried it until now!!! Thanks!!! She screamed and hissed at me. 1mo

Bookperson96 Since Frankenstein is on my TBR list I have to check out those wines. 👍🏻😎 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 2: #wemeetfrankiesbestie #frankieandfamgoonvacay #hediscoversanewauthor #learningaboutlivingforever #whatcouldgowrong #astormgiveshimsomeinspiration #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly So I guess I‘m not the only one with nothing to say about this chapter… 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣🤣 1mo

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Bklover

Frankenstien | Mary Shelley

#hashtagbrigade I got this copy from ThriftBooks. It has beautiful illustrations and a Stephen King introduction.

@BarkingMadRead

Texreader Ooooh marvelous! 1mo

AnnCrystal Spooky yet elegant cover 👏🏼🤩📚💝. 1mo

ElizaMarie so pretty!!! 1mo

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TieDyeDude 😮 😍 1mo

dabbe 🧡💜💛 1mo

Bklover @Texreader @AnnCrystal @ElizaMarie @TieDyeDude @dabbe 💛💛💛💛💛 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

Frankenstein | Mary Shelly

Ch 1: #victorschildhood #popsmarriesayoungone #helpingthepoor #adoptingyoungelizabeth #thatwasntweird #givinghertovictor #victoriscreepy #thattracks #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

JenlovesJT47 Ooh I‘d like to join! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 I‘ll add you! 1mo

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @bklover @peanutnine @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads @dabbe @willaful @crinoline_laphroaig @lapreader @kao @thearomaofbooks @seabreeze_reader @sparklemn @librarybelle @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @bookwormahn @roary47 @elizamarie @jenlovesjt47 1mo

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JenlovesJT47 Thank you, reading chapter 1 now! 1mo

Bookwormjillk Hello Flowers in the Attic how off putting. I know, a different time. 1mo

JenlovesJT47 Hmm that last sentence in the chapter was a tad bit creepy, no? 😳 #obsessed 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly Apparently Beaufort is the name to use for men who make terrible money choices. 1mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly 🤣🤣 1mo

ElizaMarie @Clare-Dragonfly 🎯 1mo

dabbe #mytwocents Two versions of FRANKENSTEIN were published: one in 1818, and one in 1831. The more popular one is the 1831 version. In that one, Elizabeth is “adopted“, but in the 1818 version, she was Alphonse's niece and Victor's real cousin. By 1831, Shelley had experienced the death of two children and her husband, which gave her a more pessimistic view on the story and made her more morally cautious. She also softened Victor's character. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly @dabbe I wondered which version I had—Project Gutenberg wasn‘t clear! Now I know I have the 1831 text. What an interesting change. Thank you! 1mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly I hoped the Elizabeth distinction would help! Not a lot of issues list the publication date! No idea why. 😍 1mo

Bklover @dabbe- thanks for the info!🩵. I didn‘t know there were two versions. Victor is going to be an interesting character 🤨 1mo

dabbe @Bklover YW, and boy is he! 🧡🤎💛 1mo

Roary47 Well, I wasn‘t reading to much into it so just thought of him as an overprotective brother. 1mo

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Bookwormjillk

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley

I intensely dislike commuting before dawn, but it does get a little better when #HashtagBrigade is reading something a little bit creepy. 🧌

dabbe Perfect atmosphere! 🧡💜💛 1mo

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