Eric’s Comments (group member since Mar 19, 2018)

Eric’s comments from the Rediscover the Classics group.

So I finished reading this for the first time and must admit I found the convuluted structure of Bronte's story difficult to follow at first, but I ended up loving this novel - particularly the way it shows the next generation in the second half.
Although I was aware it's definitely not a romance, I was taken aback by how dark and violent some of the story was and especially by how bitterly revenge plays out over many years. Also, it has sense an intense sense of atmosphere - not just of the moors but with such a creepily intense sense of claustrophobia within the house. Such an intriguing novel overall I know it's one I'll want to reread.
Has anyone else read this for the first time? Or did you reread it (and, if so, how did this reading compare with how you read it in the past?)

Awesome, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for joining in. I really liked her novels The Mill on the Floss & Silas Marner as well if you haven't read those and are keen to read more of her books in the future.

Frankenstein still tops the charts! More people have completed this novel than any other book in the group. To date, 37% who began reading this novel finished it. This is compared to Pride & Prejudice which was completed by 20% of people who started it... followed closely by The Picture of Dorian Gray with a 17% completion rate.

Is it true that longer novels decrease our chances of having the stamina to complete them?
If that's true, I'm somewhat surprised to see Wuthering Heights has one of the lowest completion rates.

This is such an oddly curious National Post article criticising Mary Shelley's novel 200 years on. I don't agree with a lot of it, but it's certainly true that the novel has created a complicated legacy with confused interpretations of Frankenstein's monster: http://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-problem-with-frankenstein-200-year-old-novel-is-a-cobbled-together-monster

Ying Ying wrote: "That is a very interesting stat, Eric! I hope you will be sharing more stats with us as we join your project :-)"

Yes, I definitely will! 😀

This was my first time reading Frankenstein and I absolutely loved it. It's amazing how relevant and current Shelley's classic story about alienation feels. And it felt like the perfect time to read it since the novel was published 200 years ago.

Interestingly, this is the novel in this group of favourite classics that has our highest completion rate so far! 33% of people who picked it have now finished it.

Post your thoughts and feelings about reading this novel here.

Why did you choose it? Had you ever read it before? If you’ve decided to stop reading it, what made you put it down? What’s your overall opinion if you finished it?

Post your thoughts and feelings about reading this novel here.

Why did you choose it? Had you ever read it before? If you’ve decided to stop reading it, what made you put it down? What’s your overall opinion if you finished it?

Post your thoughts and feelings about reading this novel here.

Why did you choose it? Had you ever read it before? If you’ve decided to stop reading it, what made you put it down? What’s your overall opinion if you finished it?

Post your thoughts and feelings about reading this novel here.

Why did you choose it? Had you ever read it before? If you’ve decided to stop reading it, what made you put it down? What’s your overall opinion if you finished it?

Post your thoughts and feelings about reading this novel here.

Why did you choose it? Had you ever read it before? If you’ve decided to stop reading it, what made you put it down? What’s your overall opinion if you finished it?

Post your thoughts and feelings about reading this novel here.

Why did you choose it? Had you ever read it before? If you’ve decided to stop reading it, what made you put it down? What’s your overall opinion if you finished it?

Post your thoughts and feelings about reading this novel here.

Why did you choose it? Had you ever read it before? If you’ve decided to stop reading it, what made you put it down? What’s your overall opinion if you finished it?

Post your thoughts and feelings about reading this novel here.

Why did you choose it? Had you ever read it before? If you’ve decided to stop reading it, what made you put it down? What’s your overall opinion if you finished it?