Walden and Frankenstein

I enjoyed reading Frankenstein more then Walden. I felt it was easier for me to follow and understand. I was pleased with how the plot developed. I was a little disappointed in the ending, however. I wasn't too fond of the idea of the ending being a tragedy, but I do understand how it was fitting for the novel. I really wouldn't expect such a gruesome story to have a happy ending. I felt like this was a good book that I could read without any issues with comprehension. The different levels of the plot also made the book interesting. It was long story that consisted of really three points of view. Frankenstein was telling his story to Walton, and in some of his recollection Frankenstein told of how the monster told his story to Frankenstein. There was also Walton telling all of this to his sister in his letters. In my opinion that complexity makes the story a little more interesting so you get a change of narrators every now and then.

I was not too interested in Walden though. I had a lot of difficulty understanding and dissecting the story. Often times I felt like Thoreau was just rambling on about nothing at all and he didn't really have a point to make. I guess I just didn't like how there wasn't really a definite story line. I had trouble seeing how the plot developed. I think the basic idea of the story is interesting, but I did not like how Thoreau presented it in his writing.