Frankenstein

Libro electrónico, 242 páginas

Publicado el 2020 por Rakuten Kobo.

ISBN:
978-1-77453-051-1
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“I beheld the wretch — the miserable monster whom I had created. He held up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me. His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. He might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs.”

Grieving the sudden death of his mother, young Victor Frankenstein buries himself in his scientific experiments. Along the way he discovers a method to give life to non-living matter, and proves his theory right by creating a grotesque 8-foot tall creature from old body parts and bringing it to life. Horrified by what he has done, Frankenstein abandons his creation and sets off a chain of events that will affect everyone Victor holds dear.

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Frankenstein

La prima parte è davvero una palla mostruosa, ma è certamente in linea con tutto il tenore del libro: la nobiltà di sangue è riflettuta dalla nobiltà d'animo; le persone belle sono anche gentili; gli irlandesi sono stronzi e i sinti non possono pensare di crescere una bambina bionda e carina; le famiglie umili appena ne hanno la possibilità economica si prendono dei servi. Un po' troppo ottocentesco per me da questo punto di vista e infatti Victor ne risulta un personaggio di merda, pieno di pregiudizi e preconcetti che applica alla Creatura prima ancora di cercare di capirla. Mi fa molto ridere la wave che ho trovato su Tumblr e Ao3 della Creatura battezzata daə fan Adam che viene trovata accudita e sedotta in vari modi e setting dalla Reader. Lol. La storia mi sembra abbia già deciso da un sacco di tempo chi è l'eroe di questa storia.

An unexpected pleasure

I wasn't expecting to like this book anywhere near as much as I ended up doing! The story as told in the book is much more interesting than the limited image of it that's got in to popular culture, and this was my first encounter with the whole thing. It's so much more about deeply flawed Victor Frankenstein (TLDR: our reading group kept using the term "main character syndrome") than about the mad science process. And while the creature is far from likeable, his portrayal has genuine pathos, even though most of what we hear about him is secondhand through the recounting of someone who hates him.

There are several impressively strong resonances to the modern world, between the general lack of ethics in tech and the current wave of "AI" hype. And of course big self-centred men who think that extreme success in one sphere gives them licence …

Diferente a lo esperado

Hay cosas que me han gustado mucho y cosas que no tanto. 3'5 estrellas para mí. Me ha sorprendido que la historia sea tan diferente a la historia popular que el cine ha metido en nuestras cabezas. Me ha decepcionado algunas cosas de la narración, como el propio momento "nacimiento" del monstruo. Creo que se le notan los años más de lo que esperaba. Me ha parecido curioso el nivel de anidamiento de narraciones (cartas donde se cuentan historias de otros, que cuentan cartas e historias de otros). Me ha gustado el desarrollo quijotesco de los personajes.

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