Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus
by Mary Shelley
Taste attributes: horrorscience fictiondramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringtroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA fantastical horror novel that is dark, original and weighty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.9 / 5
19 ratings
About This Book
This is the original edition which was published in 3 volumes. The cover photograph is of Volume 1. Published anonymously. By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. First edition. With half-titles. Title page with quote from Milton's Paradise Lost: "Did I request thee, maker, from my clay / To mould me man?
Description: Open Library
Characteristics
Where this book sits on each taste spectrum
Genres and themes
Subjects
Details
- Author
- Mary Shelley
- Published
- 1818
- Pages
- 261
- Taste scores
- How we score
- Source
- Open Library
How book matches work
Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.
More books
Browse popular fiction and narrative non-fiction, with a match for your taste.
Browse Books