Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley With Original Annotated

Don't get why everyone spends so much time talking about "the theme of science versus nature" and how this is "the world's first science fiction novel" when clearly this is the world's pre-eminent text on the subject of the dire consequences of procrastination.

But whatever.

This book rules.

First off, it's very funny to imagine old-timey 1800s people being scared by this. It's in the same vein as thinking of that urban legend about the people who watched the first movie screaming when the train races toward them. "AAAAAH! I AM IN A THEATER, BUT I'M ABOUT TO GET HIT BY A TRAIN!!! HERE IT COMES! TELL MY WIFE I LOVE HER!"

I highly recommend reading it through that lens. Just thinking about that original audience who thought this was a horror. "Oh, my stars! A creature of most unholy origin! I daren't think of it!" Idiots.

Again, I digress.

This is so beautifully written. It really forces you to slow down and take the story in, just so you don't miss a gorgeous line - which in turn makes you appreciate how many great and beautifully executed themes there are at play.

Count me impressed.

But again, I'm mostly just thinkin' bout how #relatable Frankenstein is.

And also the fact that I can Finally I can be one of those assholes who's like "Frankenstein is the SCIENTIST, not the monster!!!!"

I'm living the dream.

Bottom line: This is nonstop fun and everyone should have (read: read) it.

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currently-reading updates

can already relate to victor frankenstein as i, too, create massive problems and then avoid dealing with them until the repercussions threaten to destroy my life and even then am kinda like "ok but do i have to"