A review by krystlocity
This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel

3.0

For some reason, Kenneth Oppel always writes books I think sound good, and even when I read them I think I should like them, but something is always missing for me. This is a prequel to Frankenstein, written through his eyes, so it was totally up my alley. It's not bad writing, characters are developed, I can't quite put my finger on why I wasn't totally into it. Maybe there's too much "action" scenes, which tend to be boring. It felt a little slow moving, but still interesting ideas-fairly predictable, though. That, and the fact that I kind of liked this Frankenstein character, while Frankenstein in the novel is pretty much a complete ass. I don't think this character would have ended up being what Frankenstein was, even with his more less desirable qualities, he wasn't cruel (and irresponsible and extremely cowardly), really, which is ultimately what Frankenstein is.
Oh, the cover to this book is great, though, very intriguing.