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A review by rhi_reading
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
4.0
“Well well well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions” - Victor Frankenstein, probably.
There’s no doubt why this book is a classic - it created an entire genre, after all. The thing that struck me most about it was just how far ‘Frankenstein’ the pop culture figure has come from ‘Frankenstein’ the literary character. I opened the book expecting lightening, mad scientists, and angry villagers with pitchforks. What I got was a touching rumination on beauty and loneliness from the point of view of a melodramatic scientist who seems to constantly make the absolute worst choice he can in any given situation. Frankenstein IS the monster, indeed.
There’s no doubt why this book is a classic - it created an entire genre, after all. The thing that struck me most about it was just how far ‘Frankenstein’ the pop culture figure has come from ‘Frankenstein’ the literary character. I opened the book expecting lightening, mad scientists, and angry villagers with pitchforks. What I got was a touching rumination on beauty and loneliness from the point of view of a melodramatic scientist who seems to constantly make the absolute worst choice he can in any given situation. Frankenstein IS the monster, indeed.