tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post4847011942419071800..comments2024-02-26T06:41:20.717-05:00Comments on Goth Gardening ^o^: ...one gothy summer & why you should be reading _Frankenstein_...Goth Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-20438637665825677342016-06-15T00:13:02.360-04:002016-06-15T00:13:02.360-04:00I love Mary Shelley's way of writing in 'F...I love Mary Shelley's way of writing in 'Frankenstein' and I was going to start to read her other novel 'Mathilda'. ^_^ I've understood that it has not so many horror elements but it has some twisted qualities a goth would love. :DJadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657394873058225387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-50757909183568471432016-06-12T19:39:55.657-04:002016-06-12T19:39:55.657-04:00no problem.no problem.Doctor Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990742017081696114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-55439348020646703802016-06-08T05:21:35.578-04:002016-06-08T05:21:35.578-04:00I mean the creature was reading Paradise Lost and ...I mean the creature was reading Paradise Lost and being self-taught so it does read a bit like being in a drawing room; and, there certainly is a voyeuristic aspect to the reader watching the actions unfold. You're not wrong there! But no worries. Sometimes these things simply boil down to personal taste. :) Goth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-7331958732674275832016-06-08T05:17:17.782-04:002016-06-08T05:17:17.782-04:00Ha! I love it! So many missed Frankenstein-themed ...Ha! I love it! So many missed Frankenstein-themed birthday opportunities until now ;p Goth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-88014109359891558602016-06-07T22:31:10.597-04:002016-06-07T22:31:10.597-04:00I'm inspired! I'll re-read Frankenstein th...I'm inspired! I'll re-read Frankenstein this summer as well, it has been a number of years. My oldest daughter, a sociology prof at Mississippi State, will find it funny that Frankenstein Day lands on her birthday! She's used to getting trivia & info like that from her spooky mom. ^_^Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966564497265983615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-6795793788825774272016-06-07T17:03:38.842-04:002016-06-07T17:03:38.842-04:00I probably shouldn't say this here in the mids...I probably shouldn't say this here in the midst of "Frankenmania", but I tried to read "Frankenstein" a few years ago, and was so bored I couldn't finish it. And I REALLY wanted to like it, too! I think the reason may have been that the monster was so articulate that I felt like I was sitting in a drawing room in a chair having tea and listening to him talk about his life, when I would much rather have been "seeing" it all as it happened (in the third person).<br />Lucretiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489662765492879926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-87521491474901593292016-06-07T11:07:40.621-04:002016-06-07T11:07:40.621-04:00Alrighty, I tried but it appears that there isn...Alrighty, I tried but it appears that there isn't much of an online presence and the actual copies are sold out :-/ So if you don't mind, please bring it :) Goth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-16828104466482374972016-06-07T10:42:56.312-04:002016-06-07T10:42:56.312-04:00Ha, nope I've never heard of that song but I&#...Ha, nope I've never heard of that song but I'm listening to it now :) <br /><br />I was obsessed with A Room with a View and Gothic when I was young. I owned copies of both which back then was sort of a big deal because VHS tapes cost up to $50. <br /><br />I'm not sure I would call myself *a fan* of The Vampyre but I enjoyed it just fine. It fits with other works of that time. Goth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-55711460554939302722016-06-07T06:59:48.625-04:002016-06-07T06:59:48.625-04:00Have you heard the song by Rasputina about that su...Have you heard the song by Rasputina about that summer? Should be on YouTube, "1816 The Year Without a Summer"<br /><br />I adore the movie Gothic! Probably very much due to the fact that I adore Julian Sands! But it's wonderfully melodramatic!<br /><br />I am not actually a fan of Polidori's The Vampyre. I did feel it was a bit anticlimatic, although I don't remember it all too well, now. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, on the other hand, was a true masterpiece! Laura Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402692693911867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-48670450494312090352016-06-06T21:33:11.916-04:002016-06-06T21:33:11.916-04:00Whohoo! Give it a go! I'm starting a little bo...Whohoo! Give it a go! I'm starting a little bookclub without realizing. Maybe I will have a Frankenstein Day party! :DGoth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-3201683533351999402016-06-06T18:35:14.027-04:002016-06-06T18:35:14.027-04:00I 'barely' remember reading Frankenstein ....I 'barely' remember reading Frankenstein ... but I do remember enjoying it. Maybe now is a good time to take it down from the shelf and give it another go.<br /><br />I didn't know about the absence of summer in 1816. I know that it happened again later in the 19th Century after the eruption of Mt. Krakatoa.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-23285140945694111222016-06-06T17:00:14.982-04:002016-06-06T17:00:14.982-04:00Awww, I don't quite recall the first time I re...Awww, I don't quite recall the first time I read Frankenstein. It was assigned in high school. I think that is what made me love Dracula so; I picked it up on my very own and it wasn't a required reading. <br /><br />I always loved that Frankenstein was written by a woman! Goth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-49158363439100254172016-06-06T16:58:36.795-04:002016-06-06T16:58:36.795-04:00Cool, I'll check this out when I'm at work...Cool, I'll check this out when I'm at work tomorrow. That's the great thing about working at a university, you can get your hands on almost anything :D Goth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-46382067207927992332016-06-06T16:43:44.384-04:002016-06-06T16:43:44.384-04:00PS: There's a great explanation about the &quo...PS: There's a great explanation about the "Summer That Wasn't" in the June 2016 issue of "Early American Life, pp. 32-36. The article is called "When the Seasons Went Backward," by Tom Kelleher. His research states that two major occurrences caused winter in summer: the eruption on April 10, 1815 of Mount Tambora on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa and an as-of-yet-unidentified eruption volcanic eruption in 1809 that set off the cooling trend. It's a really great read. If you can't get your hands on it let me know. I'll bring the magazine down when I come visit next month.Doctor Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990742017081696114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318046134864811272.post-7592922067308583552016-06-06T16:37:39.107-04:002016-06-06T16:37:39.107-04:00*Swoon* is so RIGHT!!! I remember the first time I...*Swoon* is so RIGHT!!! I remember the first time I read "Frankenstein!" I was assigned the book as a junior in high school and typical for me, I waited to the last minute to read it. It was a stormy Saturday morning ... the book was due on Monday ... and I cracked open the book, not to put it down until 3:00 am the next morning. I finished it in one go because I was instantly hooked. I can't say that "Dracula" hooked me in like that, but "Frankenstein!" Oh what a book! And what a perfect time to read it: a chilly, stormy autumn day/evening!<br /><br />And Byron's "The Burial" ... *SWOON* I love Byron. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. August 30th you say? Hmmmm .... Doctor Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990742017081696114noreply@blogger.com