Victor Frankenstein is fascinated by natural philosophy and chemistry, and his favorite topics involve life and death and all inbetween which makes him able to experiment. One day, as inspiration becomes full circle, he comprises a revolutionary idea.
Written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly when she was just eigtheen years old, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus is the novel that inspired countless amounts of movie adaptations, making it's starring creature globally known.
With an obssessive compulsive need to succeed in his life work of combining various deceased body parts and murdered victims (sometimes even by himself) into a decayed giant, he eventually succeeds with the power of lightning to spark life into it.
A common error is that Frankenstein is the creature, but Victor is actually the mad scientist and the creature has no name.What truly makes the novel interesting is not the creation of this madness, but the reaction of humanity, making it not only a horror tale, but also food for thought regarding scientific ethics and their consequences.
In the novel, the creature is conscious of it's existence and being different from man, and at one point demands a partner from his creator. It also manages to feel joy and kindness, but is surpressed from those emotions by the horrified villagers.
Although it is enriched by it's writing style of explaining the chapters, I did not like all parts that overused it, as some of it felt like optional side stories. In the end, Victor's tragedy of his dear friends falling while he continues to be fascinated by the creature makes Frankenstein a worthwhile read even today.
Rating: ** stars(out of 4)
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