Frankenstein

By: Mary Shelley

Narrated by: Jamie Bell

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris and horror.

Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool) delivers a haunting performance of Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel.

If you’re in the mood for more gothic classics, check out Dracula performed by Himesh Patel, Patricia Alilson, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Theo James and Jason Watkins and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde performed by Paapa Essiedu.

Public Domain (P)2012 Audible, Ltd

Heartbreaking

So much more than a story about monsters. This is a classic in every sense. Beautiful, heartbreaking, and full of wisdom.

Love this edition

Was surprised to hear Jamie Bell as a narrator but his performance is very smooth and believable of the characters and entertaining for 8 hours.

The sorrow of Frankenstein monster

love it good book to listen if u have work to do and want to kill time

 really good

 I feel like the actor did a really good job reading this tale and also like in the story, I feel like it shows I feel like a real life scenario, and the way a story that is a lesson to teach the others.

what a pleasant surprise.

why did I not ever read this before. this is a touching love story. extremely well written, keeping my attention even through all the details. don't hesitate any longer if you have not read this masterpiece.

Good for what it was and for when it was written.

This is a good story for the time period it was written.

Within the context of today, it is dumb. I now know why Hollywood constructs movies about Frankenstein around the theme(s) of the book and chooses not to strictly follow the source material. It is so heavy on self-loathing, hypocrisy, and self-tormenting, that it glosses over everything else.

This would have worked a lot better as a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde type story. Up until the last 40 min, I thought that was where it was going, especially since Frankenstein was written well before Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

The whiny monologues were too many and the soapboxes that the two main characters kept getting in were excessive.

Jamie Bell does a great job, especially conveying the internal struggle each character has. The only miss is that when more than one character is present, he doesn’t do much to distinguish between them and it can get confusing on who is talking or who’s perspective you are seeing thing through.

Classic for a reason

The narration was great and I thoroughly enjoyed my first read through of this classic piece of literature

Classic with Great Narration

This story presents a lot to think about. Frankenstein plays God, then can't control his creation. So many lives are affected by the tragic events in this tale. So many questions to consider. The performance by Jamie Bell was excellent.

Outstanding story, read with a lot of whining and overwrought emotion

I love this book. It’s classic, engaging, and still relevant.

I did not love this particular narration of it. Jamie Bell made the stylistic choice to read all the dialogue with a lot of drama and overwrought emotion, and it just makes the characters whiny and unpleasant to listen to. The book is already written in very feeling, complaining words that become excessive when amplified by indulgent narration. think this book is best read with simple, calm intonation, which helps counter the flowery language.

Great

Very well done! The performance was very enjoyable, I highly recommend this as a great reading of a classic novel.