A review by pocklepud
Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Shelley

4.0

Although not an easy book to get into, I ended up thoroughly enjoying Frankenstein. There were times when Mary Shelley was clearly educating her readers about overseas places or customs of foreign lands, which felt too clunky to me, but once the true narrative was back in full flow I was hooked. It wasn't the story I thought I knew and rather than feeling disappointed by that, I loved it. An educated, literate 'monster' had my sympathy and understanding rather than my loathing and I found myself, at times, instead with feelings of animosity towards Frankenstein and those who shunned the 'monster'. I was surprised that the making /building of the creature was such a short section of the book and that travels across lands took so many pages, but all in all a great story and a great comment on not judging others without knowing them.