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“The past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil, the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipation for joy”

“A dream has the power to poison sleep”

“I beheld the corruption of death succeed to the blooming cheek of life.”

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

1️⃣ Ingolstadt, Germany ?? where Frankenstein creates his monster. I was born in Augsburg, which only about an hour from there.

2️⃣ Today I am grateful for nice weather. Currently cloudy and 66° with a high of 75°. Might be a good day to enjoy a walk outside. ☁️ ☀️

#WondrousWednesday

Cozy, spooky, fall read...

I finished this today while the weather was cold and rainy, which felt fitting for this gothic classic. The pace was a little slow, but the story was great and amazingly written. I really enjoyed it and its commentary on society‘s treatment of those who are different, pridefulness and fallibility, feeling isolated, nature, and revenge.

Waaah! Look what just arrived! 📓
Stacey, am I right in presuming I owe you this???
I absolutely adore it! What a wonderful surprise!!!
You are just... 😙 Of course I felt compelled to check out the Etsy shop after receiving this gorgeous necklace!
Thank youuu!!! 🖤 @StaceGhost

#Frankenstein #gothic #bookjewelry #etsy #classics #Halloween #surprises #bookishitems #kindness

#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft

Although I can appreciate this book for all the wonderful ways it helped inspire future authors, I just found it slow and difficult to get through.

Mary Shelley does have some beautiful writing in this book, but I just wish the story had moved at a little faster pace.

Happy National Frankenstein Day Everyone!!!

Today‘s a day to recognize Mary Shelly and her book in tons of fun ways. Read Frankenstein, watch the movie, make Frankenstein shaped cookies, color pictures of the monster, or stumble around like him when he was first created (me before coffee) all day (you can dress up too).

#Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter #MaryShelley #Frankenstein

The Last Six Books I Read (rated)
My goal is to have at least one classic in each group of six.
#BooklyApp #Bookstagram

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 77.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

#Halloween

Police Sketches of Literary Characters based on their book descriptions.
#Frankenstein #MaryShelley #TheGreatGatsby #FScottFitzgerald #Dracula #BramStoker #book #books #bookmark #bookmarks #bookmarket #bookmarkets #bookmoment #bookmoments #bookquote #bookquotes #bookqueen #bookquirk #quote #quotes #bookworm #bookworms #bookwormlife #bookwormproblem #bookwormproblems #bookworld #epicreads #bookend #bookends #bookending #bookendings #bookedit 💖💖💖

Double feature movie night: Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein
FYI: The actress that plays Mary Shelley in the intro of Bride, and also plays the Bride herself, is Katie Nanna from Mary Poppins! 😜

“Everything was silent except the leaves of the trees, which were gently agitated by the wind; the night was nearly dark, and the scene would have been solemn and affecting even to an uninterested observer. The spirits of the departed seemed to flit around and to cast a shadow, which was felt but not seen, around the head of the mourner.” #depart #QuotsyOct21

My fall haul from local lending library‘s. I think this group will keep me busy for a bit. Was super excited to find Firefly Lane!

Reread this one with my teenager. He was reading it for school. My son said he had never read a book like it before. Definitely a challenging read with the gothic language, but he was always able to figure out what was happening. To celebrate finishing the book he built a Lego Frankenstein. Read for 5 readathons. 365 pts #teamhendrix #scarathlon #spookoween #screamathon #outstandingoctober wickedathon @StayCurious @4thhouseontheleft

This was a great production of Frankenstien. Arthur Darvill was especially good at playing the narcissistic monster Doctor Frankenstien 🎃
#Scarathlon2021 #TeamHendrix
#Wickedathon @StayCurious
#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft
#LittensDressedInBlood #Revenge @MidnightBookGirl
#Spookoween @TheSpineView
#LittenListen @aperfectmjk
#BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#BFC21 @wanderinglynn
#OutandingOctoberReadathon @Andrew65

Next one #teamhendrix #scarathlon2021

Best part of homeschooling is you make the rules. Today we are having lunch while listening and reading along to Frankenstein. It is cold and extremely windy and cloudy Fall day so grilled cheese and homemade tomato basil soup! Very atmospheric for a reading of Frankenstein.

@catiewithac Thank you, thank you, thank you! Everything is awesome. I was so surprised especially having some things from my #Amazon wishlist. I hope you enjoyed your box. The booksleeve is gorgeous and feels waterproof. I love the Keychain. And I can't wait to read the books this week. ❤❤❤🎃🎃🎃 #LitsyLoveFallSwap #LLFS

Halloween candy for adults.

Cool edition from Barnes and Noble

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon What Books Count as Halloween Reads? Is that up to each of us? Or does it have to do with Halloween specifically or have the word Halloween in the title? @Clwojick

I am think of reading Dracula or Frankenstein some.classic horror book.

Local community college is putting on an adaption of Frankenstein at our beautiful historical mansion. Getting ready for awesomeness

Lunchtime Lego build. #TeachersOfLitsy

Today is my birthday, and I need to show you all the present my sisters got me because it has reduced me to tears and cussing in front of all of my immediate family.

This is a reproduction of Mary Shelley‘s original handwritten manuscript of Frankenstein with Percy Shelley‘s notes and annotations in the margins. I am speechless. ❤️

The Frankenstein squishable is from the nibling.

This is an author‘s quote, not something that‘s in the book, but I just came across it and love it.
“There is nothing so painful to the human mind, as a great and sudden change.” - Mary Shelley.
Also, this is the version I‘m reading. Old English is hard to follow because there are so many words we don‘t really use anymore, but it‘s kind of adding to the experience!

#Challenge2021

One of many long overdue✅ classics that I know nothing of the story. I knew Frankenstein only from children‘s cartoons.

Although not my “favourite” read I am very glad I read it (🤫I never did like reading Old English). I may even do a re-read sometime😉

3⭐️

I read Frankenstein with an online class last week and was surprised by both the breadth of its themes and the depths of its tragedy. As an old epistolary monster tale, I expected suspense like Dracula, and this instead was like being beaten against a rocky shore by wave upon wave of misery! I enjoyed the interludes of alpine nature writing and comparing my 1818 edition w/ Shelley‘s edited 1831, in which she seemed to tone down her radical ideas.

Here's some of my #Fall favorites.

#HauntedHallowSwap #HHS
#AllHallowsReadSwap #AllHallowsReadSwap #AHRS
#AlteredNightmareSwap #ANS
#LitsyLoveFallSwap #LLFS
#FallingForFallSwap #FFFS

I‘ve read four chapters since yesterday, so I‘m obviously enjoying Frankenstein much more than I have in my previous attempts to read it. I have noticed one recurring thing that‘s started to get on my nerves. Mary Shelley seems to have really liked the word “ardour”. I‘m enjoying it for the fact that it‘s not a word I knew before reading this book, but there are so many other words that mean “passion/enthusiasm/focus/hard work”.

I started Frankenstein for the second or third time a few days ago, during a frustratingly sleepless night. I just opened it and realized I never saved my progress. Guess I‘ll have to restart it one more time. I‘m feeling a bit “blah” today, so spending some time on the couch with a classic book, a flannel blanket, pj‘s and a leftover piece of birthday cake sounds just fine 😊

🤨 Frankenstein is a very descriptive author. He wrote a nice bio about Mary Shelley. I can‘t wait for his next book 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣 #titlemistake

These beautiful hardcover (Puffin) editions of two horror classics were delivered yesterday. The covers are more stunning in person. They definitely have earned a front-facing position on my bookshelves.

Frankenstein is my favorite book, so I like to collect versions with interesting covers. I haven‘t read Dracula yet, but I had to add this version with its amazing cover to the cart as well.

I enjoyed the book, but found that my 20th/21st century brain took a while to get used to the 19th century prose style.

I loved this book, brilliant writing keeping it short and to the point, crisp and engaging. Mary Shelley sure knew how to whip up a gothic sci-fi. Full review on the blog, www.anushareflects.com

#CuriousCovers Day 21: Water

For a cheap Dover thrift edition, I quite like this cover. The painting “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich really reflects the themes of isolation, the sublime, and Romanticism present in Frankenstein. This is the copy I used in my History of Criticism class in college, and I just had a fun time flipping through some of my notes.

Such a great story, IMO!

#bookspinbingo - got a bingo 🥳

#pop21 - book that was published anonymously

I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic.
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This was an exciting book to read. I haven‘t read this book since high school. It was such a thrilling story. It gave me goosebumps. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Loved it kore than Dracula, surprisingly enough 4 stars

This TL tells the story of what could happen if man tries to take the creation of life into our own hands. This novel reveals the epic battle between creator and creation. When Monster is rejected from Frankenstein, he will stop at nothing to make sure Frankenstein is left with nothing. This novel would have great engagement with student through use of DR. To learn the benefits of DR in literature scholastic‘s website offers great information.

So wordy and emotionally florid, but daaamn, Mary Shelley burrows into her characters‘ psyches and twists them to bit! Frank‘s monster is an astounding character 👌 great villain. Many pivotal moments happen off-screen and then are immediately narrated about in immediate past tense. It‘s jarring for modern readers expecting show-don‘t-tell writing. I recommend this to psychological horror fans, but also realize it won‘t appeal to all.

Farm kitty and I soak up winter sunshine while wrapping up an #audiobook #catsoflitsy

I‘m much more of a vampire fan truly, but this definitely read better than ‘Dracula‘. The storyline was far better and the plot moved much faster. Victor makes you want to punch him and the creature is beautifully sympathetic (usually). Absolutely loved it.

#atozchallenge. I went out of order but am SO glad I did. I'm not huge into Victorian-ish literature but this was beautiful and such a surprise.