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

5.0

gorgeous on so many levels. Shelley's prose is colorful and gives life and emotion to every high and low victor is yanked to by his unending thirst for freedom -- either from natural law, the curse of his daemon, or, ultimately, the frigid isolation he weathers at the bitter end.

what particularly interested me was how the monster's impression of the world was shaped so superficially. from his first encounter with humanity he is ostracized for his appearance -- the superficial basis for separation I think was intended to aid the exploration of the arbitrary definition of humanity --