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The New Annotated Frankenstein

Leslie Klinger editor S
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horror Gothic horror / Science Fiction past tense third limited POV ~692 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

gothic horror melancholic

A slow-burn and dark horror. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 0
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 0%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count172,955
Page count~692 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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