Frankenstein's Monster: A Novel
“Behind me, stiffened with frost, lie the remains of Victor Frankenstein.” What becomes of a monster without its maker? At the end of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, the creator dies but his creation still lives, cursed to a life of isolation and hatred. Frankenstein’s Monster continues the...
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“Behind me, stiffened with frost, lie the remains of Victor Frankenstein.” What becomes of a monster without its maker? At the end of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, the creator dies but his creation still lives, cursed to a life of isolation and hatred. Frankenstein’s Monster continues the creature’s story as he’s compelled to discover his humanity, to escape the ship captain who vowed to the dying Frankenstein to hunt him down—and to resist the woman who would destroy them all.This is a tale of passion, revenge, violence, and madness—and the desperate search for meaning in an often meaningless world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307717320 (0307717321)
ASIN: 307717321
Publish date: October 5th 2010
Publisher: Broadway Books
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Background He begins his story right from where the original work by Mary Shelley left off. The monster tries to kill himself and fails repeatedly. If the polar cold doesn’t hurt him, I’d say there are few things that could! P.S. Read my review of the original classic here. For more information ...
Overall I was pleasantly surprised with this novel. O'Keefe manages to grasp Shelley's tone well. She pulls off a sequel that could have been written by the original. I enjoyed watching all the humans turn to "monsters" as Victor himself became a man. The first two parts were simply to set the st...
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