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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley & Maurice Hindle · 2006
83/100
👍 Worth It
This scholarly edition gives you Shelley's original story plus real context — her own introduction and companion Gothic pieces — around timeless questions of ambition, creation, and responsibility. It's violent in places but never gratuitous, and it actually opens the door to good 'playing God' conversations rather than shutting it.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety75
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing85
Originality88
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers82
Age-fit78
Human-eye read82
Penny’s verdict83
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