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A review by novelesque_life
In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson
3.0
RATING: 3 STARS
(Review Not on Blog)
I first read Frankenstein in a college Romance Period English course. It was not a book I really looked forward to reading, but I am so happy I did. This novel is more than the parodies and movies out there. (The show Penny Dreadful does a good job with Victor and the Creature). Then I found out that she was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft who also made an impact on me during my college days. I have been wanting to read biographies on them and so when [b:Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley|22294061|Romantic Outlaws The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley|Charlotte Gordon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1401077142s/22294061.jpg|41681472] came out I jumped on it. It was a brilliant biography that was well researched and also told a good story. I was excited to read this biography based solely on Shelley. While it was well-researched I found the book a bit dry. It was written more like a textbook. And, maybe had I not read this second I would have liked it a bit more.
(Review Not on Blog)
I first read Frankenstein in a college Romance Period English course. It was not a book I really looked forward to reading, but I am so happy I did. This novel is more than the parodies and movies out there. (The show Penny Dreadful does a good job with Victor and the Creature). Then I found out that she was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft who also made an impact on me during my college days. I have been wanting to read biographies on them and so when [b:Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley|22294061|Romantic Outlaws The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley|Charlotte Gordon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1401077142s/22294061.jpg|41681472] came out I jumped on it. It was a brilliant biography that was well researched and also told a good story. I was excited to read this biography based solely on Shelley. While it was well-researched I found the book a bit dry. It was written more like a textbook. And, maybe had I not read this second I would have liked it a bit more.