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I've been curious to see the 'Andy Warhol versions' of Frankenstein and Dracula. I have them in my Netflix queue, but haven't moved them up because I have the feeling that like what I've seen of Pink Flamingos, they are the type of movies it's better to know about than actually sit ... ... The Great Gatsby
2. Alias Grace
3. Oliver Twist
4. The Old Man and the Sea
5. Invisible Man
6. Beloved
7. Frankenstein
8. Dracula
9. Get Shorty
10. Dangerous Liasons
11. The Count of Monte Cristo
12. Brideshead Revisited
I am trying to decide if I like my ... ... and Sensibility
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. Mansfield Park
10. Emma
11. Persuasion
12. Northanger Abbey
13. Frankenstein
14. The Fall of the House of Usher
15. A Christmas Carol
16. The Pit and the Pendulum
17. Jane Eyre
18. Agnes Grey
19. Wuthering Heights
20. ... I thought at it's most basic Frankenstein was about man playing God and not doing such a hot job. ... Tiptree's And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side, and Dozois' Strangers, come to mind.
Re Frankenstein - the novel is almost impossible to film due to it's philosophical nature (there is a lot more talking than action) - which means that film-makers/playwrights ... ... tell.
Re #89: Hahahahahahahahaha.......dream on, McDuff!
Re #90: Yes, I'm sorry someone had to bring up that Centipede Frankenstein. "When ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." I am mightily tempted by Centipede's Frankenstein. Lynd Ward's illustrations are legendary, and I am a big fan of his work--owning many Limited Editions Club and Heritage Press books he illustrated. The original Harrison Smith and Robert Hass edition with Ward's illustrations, from 1934, costs ... ... people listing the same work, regardless of edition. I think this benefit should be extended equally to those who have Frankenstein as stand alone book, as well as to those who have it as part of the Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde anthology. (blackdogbooks) I really enjoyed Frankenstein, once I'd got to the story proper (there's quite a long introduction/scence setting bit), it was quite a strange contrast to the Boris Karloff film that I had in my mind's eye though! ... by Nicholas Sparks
22. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
23. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
24. Frankenstien by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
25. The Food of the Gods by H.G.Wells ... a modification of a fairly well-known quote—"Those who can, write. Those who can't, write Eragon."
Dr. Frankenstein in Frankenstein could be the posterchild for all that is emo (or maybe Mary Shelley is...). Unfortunately, it isn't even hefty enough to go a good distance when you throw it, ... Just cause I want to!
Frankenstein (read) Touché! Let's stay Gothic, and slightly less obscure: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... Professor by Charlotte Bronte
16. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
17. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
18. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
19. The Last Man by Mary Shelley
20.Hope Leslie by Catharine Maria Sedgwick
21. Iola by Frances W. Harper
22. ... ... Monk, The Castle of Otranto, Vathek, Le Fanu's Uncle Silas, the Complete Works of Ann Radcliffe, and, of course, Frankenstein. Neither Polidori's vampire novel nor Stoker's have made it yet, but I suspect Dracula will make his appearance soon; as the advertising slogan from Hammer F ... ... Brontë – 493 pgs.
Dragonworld by Byron Preiss – 545 pgs.
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys – 112 pgs.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – 216 pgs.
Atonement by Ian McEwan – 351 pgs.
Antrax by Terry Brooks – 408 pgs.
Morgawr by Terry Brooks – 424 ... I love Steinbeck, but I still hate Frankenstein.
Otherwise, I generally like 'classic' literature.
#15 The Sphere scared me so badly in middle school I still can't reread it. Count of Monte Cristo is on my list of want to reads, as is Jane Austen , or how about Frankenstein, or Dickens? Madam Bovary seems to keep popping up. #4, Well, Frankenstein is on the slate for my next TBR stack, so I'll get to it sometime next month probably. Looking forward to it even more now that I know there are surprises in store. I love reading these classic stories now for the first time. Coming to them later in life, there is a ... ... first read-through of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I was very surprised at the differences as well. It reminded me a lot of Frankenstein, where I went into the book thinking I already knew the story from all those old films, and was completely floored by how wrong I was. Both excellent, ... ... of things to peruse the next time I go to the book store.
83 Cat I finished last night and I enjoyed it a lot. Much like Frankenstein there is a lot more in the novel that is interesting than in the poor treatment films have given to the material. Not only is it a mystery (and it almost fits ... ... And sadly, the bookshelves of the world are horribly inadequate to hold my own avarice for books.
How did you find Frankenstein? It's on my next TBR stack. Different from my current TBR stack and also different from the two TBR stacks that follow it. ... ------------------
Robinson Crusoe
Pamela
Julie, or the New Heloise
Tristram Shandy
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Frankenstein
The Last of the Mohicans (long time ago)
Dead Souls
Wuthering Heights
Fathers and Sons
Great Expectations
Notes from the Underground
Crime ... ... Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle *read*
J: The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James
A: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
S: A Room with a View, E. M. Forster
O: Utopia, Thomas More
N: Mary Barton, Elizabeth Gaskell
D ... ... obsession with the Little Monster series, I'd have to go with The Chronicles of Narnia.
I also remember reading Frankenstein for the first time in college when I was about nineteen and just being blown away by the contrast between the popular idea of Frankenstein and the complexity ... ... Kings and Queens of England: A Tourist Guide by Jane Murray
Dancing Girls and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
TheThree Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
and
The Twits by Roald Dahl
Plus four picture poetry ... I guess we wait and see if anyone else would like to join in for a group read of Frankenstein. Though I have seen the Universal movie with Boris Karloff several times as well as some other Frankenstein movies like Abbott and Costello Meet The Wolfman and Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein ... I was wondering if anyone is interested in having a group read like a lot of other groups in LT. I have Frankenstein but have never gotten around to actually reading it yet even though I keep telling myself one day I am going to read the book. I also have a copy of A
Vindication of the Rights ... ... Byatt
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
The Death of Bernadette Lefthand
by Ron Querry
Three Plays by Thorton Wilder
Snow
by Orhan Pamuk
Rosemary's Baby ... ... of my most hated. Also 1984 by Orwell, A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich by Solzenitsyn was boring and pointless, and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley I couldn't handle the depressingly long winded descriptions and plain bad storytelling (I like the movie with Kenneth Branaugh though :) also t ... ...
Anna's Book by Barbara Vine
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
AND two trashy romances
All for $16. This month I've read the following books that are also on the list:
Birdsong,
Frankenstein,
Catch-22,
Robinson Crusoe,
The handmaid's tale,
The woman in white,
One hundred years of solitude &
Disgrace ... so there's a lot more time for atmosphere and detail. Let me know what you think! I may be going back and reading Frankenstein now to explore this in my head... ... one, the books seemed really grotty, and everything was so overpriced. They were charging $6 for a Dover Classic version of Frankenstein that I paid less than $3 for brand new. I do like charity bookshops though and get great books for twenty-five cents to a few dollars. And the library book ... I finished reading Frankestein yesterday and have no idea what i'm gonna read next... I finished reading Frankestein yesterdaym and have no idea what i'm gonna read next... I just finished reading Frankenstein. It was a quick read and very accessible. I'm not sure what's up next but it may be Amsterdam as it's the only Ian McEwan I have on my shelves that I haven't read. ... in white FINISHED
Fantasy:
1. The Hobbit FINISHED
2. The Lord of the rings 50th anniversary edition FINISHED
3. Frankenstein FINISHED
4. Animal farm
5. His dark materials
6. Alice in Wonderland
7. The once and future king
8. Dracula ... generation. (Though I wouldn't say that´s a completely fair characterization, it does have a certain truth to it.)
11. Modern Horror Writers
Basically a collection of essays regarding several horror writers, mostly from the early 20th century. The most contemporary was probably Richard M ... ... Huxley
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Immoral by Brian Freeman
Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Mister Monday by Garth Ni ... ... R.L Stevenson - The strange case of dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde
22. R.L. Stevenson - Treasure Island
23. Mary Shelley - Frankenstein
24. Bram Stoker - Dracula
25. George Orwell - 1984 (my year of birth...)
26. George Orwell - Dierenboerderij ( Animal Farm )
27. Sir Arthur Conan Doyl ... I've checked the John Sutherland book, Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet?, that comments on Frankenstein and the chapter I was thinking of is called Why is the Monster Yellow?
In the book she describes the newly created monster with a "dull yellow eye" and "his yellow skin."
Sutherlands ... 20. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Hey, it Frankenstein - what else needs to be said? 8^}
It's a favorite of mine, read it last several years ago. I came across the book a bit ago and decided to compare it with Dracula to see which I liked best. I'll let you know when I ... ... Sea - Jean Rhys
Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
Scottish Witches and Wizards - Lily Seafield
Frankenstein - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Dracula- Bram Stoker
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Bored of the Rings - Henry ... 13. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Surprised to discover the theme lay more in the evil of parental neglect than in the innate evil of the monster created by Victor. Nature vs nurture, etc.
I was prompted to read this book by my daughter, who had it as an English ... Reading Frankenstein at lunch, plan to hit Dracula sometime soon. I'm thinking about Moby Dick and The Brothers Karamazov later in the year. Do the James Bond books count? 8^} ... the first time last Summer (along with a few other LT members in another group) and I adored it. On the other hand, I found Frankenstein to be not only NOT scary, but downright unintentionally humorous in places. #87 - Heh, no worries, I finished this afternoon before she made it back! Now I'm finishing up Frankenstein, which is supposed to be my lunchtime read, except I've been working through lunch lately...
BTW, I thought Heart-shaped Box was pretty good! ... Tale of Two Cities, even though it's sitting there waiting -- maybe I need to take it with me next time I fly?
Oh, and Frankenstein. ... social engagements just because the book you're reading is interesting..have to have a life...have to have a life).
Frankenstein was an easy read for me. This was one of the first ones I tried through 'daily.lit' (thanks to whoever mentioned it) and I found it a really easy way to work ... ... did what was necessary for him to survive & thrive in his society & ?couldn't that be said of us all.
33. (47.) Frankenstein - Mary Wollostonecraft Shelley (150pp)
And another classic off my list. Once again, I'm almost shocked by my not having read this until now. One of the main ... Gentlemen of the Road. Got to love any book with the working title "Jews With Swords". Frankenstein over lunch for the rest of the week. The Spy Who Loved Me on the elliptical trainer at the gym.
Next up is probably Mistborn 8) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Isn't that Frankenstein? I just finished reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, which I really enjoyed. I'm now reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, so far I've only read about 50 pages, though. My class started with Frankenstein and Oliver Twist, and we've still to read Adam Bede by George Eliot, Tess of the D'Urbevilles by Thomas Hardy, She by H. Rider Haggard, The Heavenly Twins by Sarah Grand, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. ... 10. The Lifted Veil by George Eliot. An interesting little novel--more of a short story, really. It reminded me of Frankenstein and of some of Poe's short stories.
Cariola in Historical Fiction : Most Popular Cover? (Feb 1, 2008, 11:55am) Here's a link to the Frankenstein cover; it's the fourth one, top row.
http://www.librarything.com/work/8294/covers/19240599 ... would have found amusing.
Have you run into any "repeat" covers? The other one I can think of is on editions of both Frankenstein and Lord Byron's Novel. Don't know who the artist is, but it's a dark portrait of icy mountains with a dark male figure in the foreground, his back to the ... Frankenstein?
ETA: Dagnabbit, ph/j! Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ...
for setting:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
A Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ...
Weeds
The well of loneliness
or 8 out of 23
i did very poorly in Imaginings:
i have only read:
Eve's Tatoo, Frankenstein
The House of the Spirits
Woman on the Edge of Time
or 4 out of 21 ... Emily Prager (novel, US/Germany)
Family Album, Claribel Alegria (novellas, Nicaragua/Spain, trans. from the Spanish)
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (novel, England)
The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende (novel, Chile, trans from the Spanish)
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, Maryse Con ... Yeah, me too. I'm rereading Frankenstein over lunch at work, and now that it's come up I think I'll hit Dracula afterwards. Funny thing about people's tastes. I loved every word of Les Miserables. Every one of them. I also read Dracula, then Frankenstein. I hated Frankenstein. Talk about boring and pedantic. Ugh. Dracula is one of my favorite adventure/horror stories.
While I have never thought that I could ... ... it more effective, more interesting.
Finally, there's something like Dracula, which I (sadly) read AFTER I had read Frankenstein. Comparing the two, I was highly disappointed in Dracula, and if I ran the universe (... another thread, strangely enough) I would have enjoyed Dracula much ... I'm reading both the 1818 and 1831 editions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, although I've read the 1831 before so its already crossed off my list. A windfall today:
From the library:
The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland
From Value Village:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Generation X by Douglas Coupland
Miss Wyoming also by Coupland
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The ... Frankenstein is only vaguely a monster book. It's about how humans suck as God. It might even be seen as how, to humans, God sucks as God. Read it again in twenty years and see what you think of it. ... Mar.
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov Jan.
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Frankestein by Mary Shelley
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Our Town by Thornton Wilder ... ... Jerome K Jerome
The Jungle Books - Rudyard Kipling
The Periodic Table - Primo Levi
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Vanity Fair - William Thackery
alternate:
The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoevsky Most: This year, I am planning on reading some I always meant to get around to but never did. So there's Frankenstein and To A Mockingbird that I am particularly looking forward to.
Least: Richardson's 13-volume work titled Pilgrimage. The story doesn't sound all that exciting, it can be ... ... of Dr. Moreau
The Time Machine
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Frankenstein
Gulliver's Travels
Are there any titles on my list you'd argue aren't sci-fi/fantasy? Why?
What sci-fi/fantasy titles am I missing? ... hem!
1. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
2. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
4. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
5. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
6. The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
7. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
8. The Count of M ... ... hem!
1. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
2. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
4. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
5. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
6. TBD
7. TBD
8. TBD
I'm in, I'm always looking for a new reading challenge, and this will help me knock off some books on my TBR Pile.
Here's the topics/books I've come up with so far...
1001 Books to Read Before I Die:
1. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
2. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
3. Alias Grace by Ma ... ... Your Die
1. Their Eyes Were Watching God
2. Atonement
3. Tender is the Night
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley
5. Frankenstein
6. Animal Farm
7. Catch 22
8. The Great Gatsby ... Your Die
1. Their Eyes Were Watching God
2. Atonement
3. Tender is the Night
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley
5. Frankenstein
6. Animal Farm
7. Catch 22
8. The Great Gatsby
Award Winners
1. The God of Small Things - Booker Award
2. The Blind Assassin - Booker Award
... ... Blume books for a while, but quickly moved onto classic Gothic horror, sci-fi and modern classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Day of the Triffids, The Midwich Cuckoos, The Great Gatsby, Animal Farm etc. I've always ha |
