Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the ultimate book of brains. In this gothic horror, Shelly chronicles the experiments of Victor Frankenstein and of how his ultimate creation turns upon the creator. The whole tale is from a first person perspective and there is a sense of tragedy throughout the whole narrative and also very little dialogue which emphasises the narrator’s isolation. He does however, give fair warning of his ethics, and is happy to share the philosophy but not the science for fear of leading the reader down the same path. His experiments are put on hold when his brother is murdered and he learn of the humanity of the narrator and that he is capable of being human. Once Frankenstein learns of the true murderer he naturally exhibits hatred over his creation, but then the reader is allowed an interesting perspective from the point of the monster, as if the reader himself becomes a judge.

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