Spooky season is finished, and I’m a little delayed at getting this post out, but I managed to read one of the all-time classic horror/thriller stories this year.
💙 blue’s Kindle Notes & Highlights for Frankenstein | Goodreads
Frankenstein is easily one of my all-time favorite books. I read it during my senior year of high school, and I remember falling in love with the story; the theme of how dangerous it can be to be single-mindedly set on a goal. Is being a monster in one’s inherent nature, a result of their upbringing, a combination of the two, or more complex? And perhaps my favorite question that my English teacher asked my class when we finished the book; who is the real monster, Frankenstein or the creature?
Personally, I think the true monster of the story is Frankenstein’s ambition, not necessarily Frankenstein himself. It was his blind and short-sighted ambition that led to the creation of the monster, his desire to create life out of a stitched-together dead limbs and his disapproval at the unsightliness of the creature is what made the monster a monster.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes spooky tales and wants to delve into “classic” literature. I read it every year during October-November.
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