Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is one of the most popular books that I have read . I had high expectations from this book and it have lived up to it. I really enjoyed my time reading it . Though it was written as early as 1818, almost 200 years from now but the language was not very different from what we have today (unlike some other older books). There were few words every now and then that we don't use now a days , but there frequency was really low.

What really impressed me was of course the writing style . Mary Shelley is an absolute genius when it comes to convey emotions . The story revolves around the protagonist 'Victor' who had many ups and downs throughout the plot of the book . Shelly will make you feel the same way Victor felt in every situation. As a reader you will instantly connect with Victor and will want things to go well for him.You will feel his pain and grief. How Shelley have done this, playing with words is really magical.

This book is generally depicted as horror, and that's why I haven't read it for so long. I am not a big fan of this genre, but I am glad I did now . This was nothing like the other horror novels. It had the right amount of everything. Science-fiction, romance , emotions , tragedy and each aspect was portrayed so perfectly that in no point of time you with feel that things are getting lingered.

The monster here is not the convention one that we see in other horror stories. It will make you feel pity for him and in the same time disguised and angry. The author have done great job to make you see the world in the eyes of the monster and provide a reason for things he did(although not justifying it). His story also holds a big part of the plot.

Shelly drafted this when she was only 18. She wrote this masterpiece as a teenager with such precision and perfection. This is really remarkable. I will recommend everyone to read this book, you will not regret it.

This is now my personal favourite .

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