I'm a high school English teacher who teaches a monster class and Frankenstein is part of the curriculum. I have my students do a bioethics project as their final assignment for the unit. I'm LOVING the shirt, so even though I don't have time (and funds) to do the book club right now, I'm definitely interested in that shirt... 😉
That artist Kathryn just blows me away. I don't know how she conjures a whole personality — a whole life, it seems — in lines of black and white. Her Virginia Woolf shirt is like this too.
1. I started reading Frankenstein as a teen and the language was a bit tricky for me to get used to. I got so annoyed that she kept using "countenance." Just say "face," Mary! But I think I'm ready for it now.
2. As much as I love a Universal Monster movie, I did the 2 night feature of seeing the National Theatre Live screenings of the Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller trading the leading roles. It was fascinating to see the same story told with that switch between performances.
3. Mary's parents were radicals and her mother was an early feminist. She basically created science fiction because of a rainy day, and she may or may not have banged on her mother's grave. She's a whole goth mood.
I've never read Frankenstein, and as I'm a big scaredy cat, it's been on my to-read list for a long time and I've made ZERO progress on crossing it off. But I'm excited about this club! You all will help me face my fears.
Also: does Young Frankenstein count? I love that movie.
Ahhhh, me too, I love Young Frankenstein. I haven't seen it maybe since I was a kid, but I think of lines from it all the time. (Whenever I hear a horse neigh, I think: "Frau Blucher!") Don't tell Neil or Rebecca, but that may be the only Frankenstein movie I've seen.
As for the book's scariness? If I remember correctly, it's more scary in a "what are the implications of this thing I've done" sorta way, than a "boogeyman is coming to get you" sorta way. Hopefully that helps allay fears!
I love and teach Frankenstein regularly, but I haven’t watched any of the movies. I do show the David Lynch movie “Elephant Man” after reading the novel as we explore the concept/value of empathy and “otherness” in both. Looking forward to the club!
Oooh, "Elephant Man," fascinating connection... I'm gonna check that out!
I'd be interested to hear more about your teaching. You teach "Frankenstein"? To high schoolers, or grad students, or...? Knowing this makes me extra excited to read it with you ~
I’m a Frankenstein virgin. In all ways. (Hey, I grew up in Iowa so don’t give me too much shit. Now if you wanna talk Little Women or Little House on the Prairie...I’m covered.) So I’m excited to lose my...oops, I mean read Shelley’s Frankenstein with you all. 😉
I'm a high school English teacher who teaches a monster class and Frankenstein is part of the curriculum. I have my students do a bioethics project as their final assignment for the unit. I'm LOVING the shirt, so even though I don't have time (and funds) to do the book club right now, I'm definitely interested in that shirt... 😉
That artist Kathryn just blows me away. I don't know how she conjures a whole personality — a whole life, it seems — in lines of black and white. Her Virginia Woolf shirt is like this too.
1. I started reading Frankenstein as a teen and the language was a bit tricky for me to get used to. I got so annoyed that she kept using "countenance." Just say "face," Mary! But I think I'm ready for it now.
2. As much as I love a Universal Monster movie, I did the 2 night feature of seeing the National Theatre Live screenings of the Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller trading the leading roles. It was fascinating to see the same story told with that switch between performances.
3. Mary's parents were radicals and her mother was an early feminist. She basically created science fiction because of a rainy day, and she may or may not have banged on her mother's grave. She's a whole goth mood.
I'm so excited for this book club!
Hahahaha re: "countenance." Yeah, that's an annoying word, even more so than "visage."
I read Frankenstein in college and I remember the first half was pretty slow, but the second half got good.
"She basically created science fiction because of a rainy day" -- this is BRILLIANT, Meghan!!
I've never read Frankenstein, and as I'm a big scaredy cat, it's been on my to-read list for a long time and I've made ZERO progress on crossing it off. But I'm excited about this club! You all will help me face my fears.
Also: does Young Frankenstein count? I love that movie.
Ahhhh, me too, I love Young Frankenstein. I haven't seen it maybe since I was a kid, but I think of lines from it all the time. (Whenever I hear a horse neigh, I think: "Frau Blucher!") Don't tell Neil or Rebecca, but that may be the only Frankenstein movie I've seen.
As for the book's scariness? If I remember correctly, it's more scary in a "what are the implications of this thing I've done" sorta way, than a "boogeyman is coming to get you" sorta way. Hopefully that helps allay fears!
Fears beginning to be allayed... 😁
I love and teach Frankenstein regularly, but I haven’t watched any of the movies. I do show the David Lynch movie “Elephant Man” after reading the novel as we explore the concept/value of empathy and “otherness” in both. Looking forward to the club!
Oooh, "Elephant Man," fascinating connection... I'm gonna check that out!
I'd be interested to hear more about your teaching. You teach "Frankenstein"? To high schoolers, or grad students, or...? Knowing this makes me extra excited to read it with you ~
I teach middle and high school English -- small private school. Best job I’ve ever had!
I’m a Frankenstein virgin. In all ways. (Hey, I grew up in Iowa so don’t give me too much shit. Now if you wanna talk Little Women or Little House on the Prairie...I’m covered.) So I’m excited to lose my...oops, I mean read Shelley’s Frankenstein with you all. 😉