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Although it is not nearly as perfect in all ways as his Essex County trilogy, The Nobody does manage to stand on its own, as it pulls in the xenophobic themes from another great classic of early science fiction, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The titular character, despite wanting to hide himself away in anonymity, becomes a target of small-town fear and ultimately – if not sadly – violence. Which leaves the reader wondering about our all-too human tendency to fear and destroy that which we don’t understand.
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