Frankenstein
January 14, 2007
"Frankenstein" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Signet Classics 2000 paperback edition
Taking the cream of 17th/18th century gothic literature, fusing it to a dark Romanticism and one wickedly creepy concept, "Frankenstein" has managed to become one of the touchstones of literary horror. Everyone knows the story thanks to the many, many film adaptations, so we'll skip that and move to the technical aspects. The language is fluid and highly stylized (standard for its period) and can be thick going for modern readers. But there is a sickening sense of atmosphere hanging over the work, every creepy, twisted little detail adding to the morbid, tragic whole. The plot twists and turns like any good gothic horror, culminating with its final, frightening end. A beautiful horror for the ages.
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