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Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
by Kathryn Harkup
informative
slow-paced
I absolutely adored Kathryn Harkups' Death By Shakespeare and when I saw this I knew I had to pick it up.
This book is a lot. There is a lot of in depth analysis into science during the 1700-1800's, how it progressed, introductions to the scientists and alchemists at that time, Mary & Percy Shelley's personal lives, and even how science has progressed to this day. It is extremely fact heavy and isn't one that should try and be speed read. Take your time with this book and adore it for what it is.
It was an incredibly interesting read and even going into the book having already studied Frankenstein and knowing a little about Mary Shelley's personal life and some of the science that may have inspired it - I still found so much new stuff that I hadn't already known.
I would recommend this for any one interested in Gothic fiction and the 1700/1800's, as it really does focus so much on science and the Enlightenment that was happening at that time. There's so much that can be taken from it and also applied into other novels.
This book is a lot. There is a lot of in depth analysis into science during the 1700-1800's, how it progressed, introductions to the scientists and alchemists at that time, Mary & Percy Shelley's personal lives, and even how science has progressed to this day. It is extremely fact heavy and isn't one that should try and be speed read. Take your time with this book and adore it for what it is.
It was an incredibly interesting read and even going into the book having already studied Frankenstein and knowing a little about Mary Shelley's personal life and some of the science that may have inspired it - I still found so much new stuff that I hadn't already known.
I would recommend this for any one interested in Gothic fiction and the 1700/1800's, as it really does focus so much on science and the Enlightenment that was happening at that time. There's so much that can be taken from it and also applied into other novels.