R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on + 1451 more book reviews
I'm not sure why I waited so long to read this novel. It's so well written. Perhaps it's because horror is not a preferred genre for me. At any rate I became quite involved in this tale.
The book focuses on the life of Victor Frankenstein. Early chapters are devoted to his personal life - friends, family and his sweetheart. The family was wealthy enough to send Victor for advanced study where he fell in love with science. As he experimented in the laboratories he began to wonder if he could create a living being. And, as we all know he does just that. The creature he creates is indeed alive but so frightening that he runs from his laboratory. The creature escapes and the story begins.
A couple of things bothered me about the entity. How did he know so much about Frankenstein that he would pursue and kill those that Victor loved? The second is the incident in the forest where the creature finds a cloak to protect him from the cold yet he is comfortable on the frigid mountain tops. However, the tale is so well done that I could overlook these issues. Victor pursues the creature, determined to destroy him. His horror is so great that he cannot share with others that he created this monster. The story unfolds as the two travel about with one trying to find the other. When Victor loses the creature, the creature finds him.
The author is often thought to have written only this novel but a biographer documents the extent of her work. She was indeed an accomplished writer who wrote a good deal and was noted for what she did during her lifetime.
The book focuses on the life of Victor Frankenstein. Early chapters are devoted to his personal life - friends, family and his sweetheart. The family was wealthy enough to send Victor for advanced study where he fell in love with science. As he experimented in the laboratories he began to wonder if he could create a living being. And, as we all know he does just that. The creature he creates is indeed alive but so frightening that he runs from his laboratory. The creature escapes and the story begins.
A couple of things bothered me about the entity. How did he know so much about Frankenstein that he would pursue and kill those that Victor loved? The second is the incident in the forest where the creature finds a cloak to protect him from the cold yet he is comfortable on the frigid mountain tops. However, the tale is so well done that I could overlook these issues. Victor pursues the creature, determined to destroy him. His horror is so great that he cannot share with others that he created this monster. The story unfolds as the two travel about with one trying to find the other. When Victor loses the creature, the creature finds him.
The author is often thought to have written only this novel but a biographer documents the extent of her work. She was indeed an accomplished writer who wrote a good deal and was noted for what she did during her lifetime.
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