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Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was 19 years old. Of course I brought to the table my preconceived notions of the story from the Hollywood horror movies that I very quickly tossed aside. The novella is completely brilliant. It is told in a series of narratives. I found the Monster's narrative to be most fascinating and impossible to put down. Here was this hideous, deplorable creature with very real human emotions struggling with loneliness at being abandoned by his creator to live a li
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The storyline of this was very surprising! From all the pop culture references to the story, I thought that it was going to be completely different. I also found it quite absorbing. A great read, especially lovely that you can pick it up for free and pop it on your e-reader and then enjoy the whole thing instantly. Magic!
A brilliant piece of literature, and always relevant. I love it.
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