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BoscoGal · 08-07-2005, 09:09 PM

I have to read this for school, but I really don't want to.

Has anybody read it? Is it any good? I love to read, but it doesn't look like a very interesting book.
So, if anyone can get me to want to read it, that'd be great!!
Thanks!!

IMakeBurgers · 08-07-2005, 09:11 PM

Frankenstien has a book?

Nighthawk76 · 08-07-2005, 09:21 PM

Frankenstien is a very difficult book to read. I'm a fast reader and it still took me about two and a half weeks to read it. So whatever you do, don't put off reading it until the last minute. Good luck.

BoscoGal · 08-07-2005, 09:24 PM

Thanks! Cause I was planning on putting if off till the end of summer or even reading just the spark notes!!

*Miss Randomness* · 08-07-2005, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by IMakeBurgers

Frankenstien has a book?

News to me, too

IMakeBurgers · 08-07-2005, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by *Miss Randomness*

News to me, too

MsOrange · 08-07-2005, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BoscoGal

Thanks! Cause I was planning on putting if off till the end of summer or even reading just the spark notes!!

sparknotes saved my butt way too many times in high school

ABlairican Pie · 08-07-2005, 10:41 PM

Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

Haven't read it, but it seems like a lot of those books written in the 1800's had very "high-flung" language that makes it difficult for us to understand in the 21st Century.

Good thing Boris Karloff made a movie of it in the 20th Century.

ABlairican Pie · 08-07-2005, 10:46 PM

Prometheus: a hero in Greek mythology who defies the gods by stealing fire for the benefit of mankind. They punish him by chaining him to a rock where he suffers horrendous fates (such as a bird of prey pecking at him) until Hercules releases him as part of his twelve labors.

Basically Frankenstein is a morality tale of what happens to people who "play God", that the results can be disastrous, in this case a scientist who "steals" the gift of life and imparts it onto the nonliving.

BoscoGal · 08-08-2005, 06:31 PM

Well, I was right; it sounds pretty boring!

Mikado · 08-08-2005, 06:46 PM

give it a shot, ive heard its excellent, though, ill admit, ive never read it

*MIBabe03* · 08-08-2005, 06:49 PM

That was the only book I never got through in high school. Some how I managed a 97 on the last test.

Mijada · 08-08-2005, 06:51 PM

I agree with DAX that it is a hard book to read but reading isn't one of my strong points anyway so practically everything I pick up is difficult to read.

BoscoGal · 08-09-2005, 06:58 PM

Hmm...I think I'll wait a few more days. Maybe read a book I'm interesed in, then read Frankenstien. I just hate reading books only because I have to, you know? Reading is supposed to be for enjoyment, not boredom!

Brian · 08-09-2005, 07:14 PM

I've read it before. It's no Harry Potter book I can tell you that.

08-07-2005, 09:09 PM	#1
BoscoGal Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 14, 2004 Posts: 80	Frankenstein the Book I have to read this for school, but I really don't want to. Has anybody read it? Is it any good? I love to read, but it doesn't look like a very interesting book. So, if anyone can get me to want to read it, that'd be great!! Thanks!!

08-07-2005, 10:41 PM	#8
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Haven't read it, but it seems like a lot of those books written in the 1800's had very "high-flung" language that makes it difficult for us to understand in the 21st Century. Good thing Boris Karloff made a movie of it in the 20th Century.
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08-08-2005, 06:49 PM	#12
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08-08-2005, 06:51 PM	#13
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I agree with DAX that it is a hard book to read but reading isn't one of my strong points anyway so practically everything I pick up is difficult to read.
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08-07-2005, 09:11 PM	#2
IMakeBurgers Borderline Amazing Senior Member Join Date: Oct 11, 2001 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 1,595	Frankenstien has a book?

08-07-2005, 09:21 PM	#3
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Frankenstien is a very difficult book to read. I'm a fast reader and it still took me about two and a half weeks to read it. So whatever you do, don't put off reading it until the last minute. Good luck.

08-07-2005, 09:24 PM	#4
BoscoGal Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 14, 2004 Posts: 80	Thanks! Cause I was planning on putting if off till the end of summer or even reading just the spark notes!!

08-07-2005, 10:46 PM	#9
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	Prometheus: a hero in Greek mythology who defies the gods by stealing fire for the benefit of mankind. They punish him by chaining him to a rock where he suffers horrendous fates (such as a bird of prey pecking at him) until Hercules releases him as part of his twelve labors. Basically Frankenstein is a morality tale of what happens to people who "play God", that the results can be disastrous, in this case a scientist who "steals" the gift of life and imparts it onto the nonliving.

08-08-2005, 06:31 PM	#10
BoscoGal Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 14, 2004 Posts: 80	Well, I was right; it sounds pretty boring!

08-08-2005, 06:46 PM	#11
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	give it a shot, ive heard its excellent, though, ill admit, ive never read it

08-09-2005, 06:58 PM	#14
BoscoGal Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 14, 2004 Posts: 80	Hmm...I think I'll wait a few more days. Maybe read a book I'm interesed in, then read Frankenstien. I just hate reading books only because I have to, you know? Reading is supposed to be for enjoyment, not boredom!

08-09-2005, 07:14 PM	#15
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I've read it before. It's no Harry Potter book I can tell you that.