Frankenstein

Not the story I expected

I had no idea the tragedy that befell Frankenstein after he created his monster. Why did he marry when he had been warned? Senseless tragedy. I know it's a classic but it was not to my taste.

🌩️ It’s absolutely sublime!!! I fell completely in love with this book — the writing, the emotion, the ache of grief and loneliness. It’s so beautifully written that I found myself pausing just to absorb certain lines, annotating every few pages, and even googling new words because I didn’t want to miss a thing. I cried more than once, especially for the creature — he broke my heart in the most human way. The way Mary Shelley explores isolation and longing is just so haunting and poetic. This may honestly be my favorite book. It captivated me from the very first page and stayed with me long after I closed it. Now I can’t wait to dive into The Sorrows of Young Werther next — it feels like the perfect follow-up to this wave of emotion.

I listened to this as an audiobook and really enjoyed it! I thought the old world language would make it harder, but I think it was easier to understand hearing it rather than reading it.

Host: McAfees I enjoyed this book. Much more poetic than I thought it would be and does not really align with the pop culture notion of who Frankenstien is today.

3.5 stars

I listened to the first half of this book on audiobook, but I wasn't really connecting with it, so I picked up my physical copy to finish it. I enjoyed reading it more than I did listening to it. It wasn't as creepy as I was expecting, but well-written and worth the read. It's not one I would pick up again, though.

#popsugarreadingchallenge2021 (prompt #25 - A book that was published anonymously)