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

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

It's interesting looking back how this is portrayed as the time of the triumph of scientific enlightenment. I wonder if current times will ever feel like that in the future. Though in some ways it does still feel relevant to modern science, and you can definitely see a through line to modern science fiction. More internal/philosophical and much less action than I expected. You would think Victor, being so good at chemistry, would be smarter in other aspects of his life. But actually that's probably very realistic