Author
Mary Shelley
We've read and reviewed Mary Shelley's classics and gothic book Frankenstein (AmazonClassics Edition) on Book of the Day, scored and written up in full, with a clear verdict on who it's for.
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Frankenstein (AmazonClassics Edition)
by Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is less a monster story than a father's failure to love what he made, and that reframing is why the novel still unsettles readers looking for classic gothic horror with real philosophical weight.