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geekwayne's review
4.0
'Mary, Who Wrote Frankenstein' by Linda Bailey with illustrations by Julia Sarda is a wonderful picture book about the life of Mary Shelley.
The story tells about Mary's early life and the types of things that may have contributed to her imagining, then writing the famous story Frankenstein. She wandered and dreamed. She mourned the early death of her mother and was troublesome to her father and his new wife. When she runs away with Percy Bysse Shelley, at age 17, she travels around Europe. One night she has a dream and brings to life a really famous story.
The book ends with an afterword with more about Mary Shelley's life and why the author was inspired.
The story is a bit dark, as are the illustrations. What that means to me, is that I really liked this book. It may not be for the overly sensitive child, but I know when I was young, I loved stories with a darker tone.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Tundra Books, Penguin Random House Canada, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
The story tells about Mary's early life and the types of things that may have contributed to her imagining, then writing the famous story Frankenstein. She wandered and dreamed. She mourned the early death of her mother and was troublesome to her father and his new wife. When she runs away with Percy Bysse Shelley, at age 17, she travels around Europe. One night she has a dream and brings to life a really famous story.
The book ends with an afterword with more about Mary Shelley's life and why the author was inspired.
The story is a bit dark, as are the illustrations. What that means to me, is that I really liked this book. It may not be for the overly sensitive child, but I know when I was young, I loved stories with a darker tone.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Tundra Books, Penguin Random House Canada, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
sleepingnerd's review against another edition
5.0
What an enchanting book. The illustrations are gorgeous, and the story of Mary Shelley's life is told simply but expertly. She was truly remarkable! This was a quick but throughly enjoyable read.
ali_w15's review
5.0
A truly wonderful book. Beautifully written and illustrated. Shines a light on the writer of one of the greatest books in English Literature. An inspiring read whose central character is a strong kick-ass woman.
janaybrazier's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful illustrations, beautifully written. I adore the story of Frankenstein, so to read something that shows how this spectacular scary story came to be in such a captivating and simplistic way is brilliant. Overall, it’s a fascinating book with the most incredible, detailed images to accompany the text. Definitely recommend. A more detailed review will follow over on my blog.
libraryrobin's review
4.0
The story behind the story, with appropriately awesome illustrations. Great read!
frankensteinscreature's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Beautifully illustrated mini biography of Mary Shelley! I adored this!
juliaarrudah's review
5.0
“At the center of it all was Mary Shelley. She was only eighteen and she wrote Frankenstein”