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Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
by Kathryn Harkup
When I saw another book by Harkup I immediately requested it, as A is for Arsenic made it to my top reads of 2016.
The title is a little misleading as it goes quite a bit in-depth into Shelley's life, as well at a look starting from the Enlightenment era to the beginnings of alchemy and chemistry. The bulk of the book is, of course, the inspiration behind the classic novel of Frankenstein.
I found this to be a very interesting read and thought that Harkup did a great job at making this interesting and easily understandable. However, the beginning of this one was a little slow though-(like it didn't start really until 20% in), to the point where I have been reading this off and on for two months. I was hoping for more Frankenstein and science rather than a complete biography of Shelley and Byron.
I would like to thank Netgalley, Kathryn Harkup and Bloomsbury USA for granting me the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book.
The title is a little misleading as it goes quite a bit in-depth into Shelley's life, as well at a look starting from the Enlightenment era to the beginnings of alchemy and chemistry. The bulk of the book is, of course, the inspiration behind the classic novel of Frankenstein.
I found this to be a very interesting read and thought that Harkup did a great job at making this interesting and easily understandable. However, the beginning of this one was a little slow though-(like it didn't start really until 20% in), to the point where I have been reading this off and on for two months. I was hoping for more Frankenstein and science rather than a complete biography of Shelley and Byron.
I would like to thank Netgalley, Kathryn Harkup and Bloomsbury USA for granting me the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book.