Frankenstein

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) – A great story of a crazy scientist that creates a monster. There is a sense of sympathy for the monster in most of the story. I felt sorry for him in most of it. He didn’t have a place in the world and because they rejected him, he turned to something bad. The book is very different from any movie I've seen of Frankenstein. He really is a victim in the book. The circumstances he falls into are not his own. People are terrified of him because he is so big and ugly. It was hard for people to see past that. When he was first created he was like a child. He had to learn everything. If someone took the time to teach him, he would have been kind. But since all he knew was rejection, he turned violent. I definitly recommend this for anyone interested in a good book. (1700s)