Here is a comprehensive review of the 1818 masterpiece.
The story of Frankenstein was born during a "ghost story contest" in 1816 among Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Lord Byron while they were stuck indoors during a rainy summer in Switzerland. Mary, only 18 at the time, struggled for days until a vivid nightmare inspired her to write about a scientist who brings a "hideous phantasm" to life. frankenstein
– An Arctic explorer, Robert Walton , writes letters to his sister. His ship is trapped in ice; his crew sees a giant figure on a dogsled, then finds a near-dead man: Victor Frankenstein . Here is a comprehensive review of the 1818 masterpiece
★★★★★ (5/5)
Shelley’s writing style is distinctly Romantic and Gothic. It is dense, descriptive, and highly emotional. Modern readers might find the prose slow-paced or overly melodramatic—Victor spends a significant amount of time fainting, falling ill, and weeping. However, the lush descriptions of the Swiss Alps and the icy Arctic serve as perfect backdrops for the characters' turbulent inner lives. The environment mirrors the isolation of the protagonists. – An Arctic explorer, Robert Walton , writes