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Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
by Kathryn Harkup
I really liked this book!
Harkup’s writing is clear and engaging, and the research performed for this book is clearly extensive and thorough. I learned a lot from this book, both about the writing and publication of Frankenstein itself and about how Victor might have approached his great experiment (spoiler alert: I’m now pretty convinced that given the tools and knowledge of the time, it isn’t conceivable to stitch together a functional being out of necrotic material. It isn’t even really possible now, after all. But hey, it’s fiction, so I’ll allow it.)
If you’re a fan of Frankenstein or medical/scientific history, Making the Monster is a fantastic read. Informative, well structured, and well researched, this is a great and detailed overview of how this classic was brought to life—so to speak. ;)
See my full review here: www.righterofwords.com
Harkup’s writing is clear and engaging, and the research performed for this book is clearly extensive and thorough. I learned a lot from this book, both about the writing and publication of Frankenstein itself and about how Victor might have approached his great experiment (spoiler alert: I’m now pretty convinced that given the tools and knowledge of the time, it isn’t conceivable to stitch together a functional being out of necrotic material. It isn’t even really possible now, after all. But hey, it’s fiction, so I’ll allow it.)
If you’re a fan of Frankenstein or medical/scientific history, Making the Monster is a fantastic read. Informative, well structured, and well researched, this is a great and detailed overview of how this classic was brought to life—so to speak. ;)
See my full review here: www.righterofwords.com