A review by eswee
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I am surprised about many things during this first read of Frankenstein. It's more an exploration of humanity and the creature who has no name shows more of that than Viktor himself. 
Viktor's an idiot. He created the creature. That's was no accident, it was also not fate. It needed several actions to complete, it took him quite some time. Therefore I believe it was due to his own choices. He could have kept it a theory or maybe try it on a tiny mouse first? Interesting though! 
Some bits were a bit drowsy (maybe because I read it in one day?), but most of it was really smooth for a 300+ year old read.