Did you know that the first SF book was written by a 19 years old woman in 1818? No?
Now you know, and that’s the first reason to read this short story. In the world dominated by men, it’s good to be able to say that some things weren’t pionieered by them.
Now you know, and that’s the first reason to read this short story. In the world dominated by men, it’s good to be able to say that some things weren’t pionieered by them.
Did you really think that
Frankenstein is a monster, a well-known story and there’s no need for reading
it?
Well, that’s the second
reason to pick „Frankenstein”.
The book is a tale of a man, Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss scientist obssesed by the idea of creating a life itself. Average reader probably will be a bit surprised. Isn’t Frankenstein supposed to be a monster?
Victor studies science and
dreams about something nobody dared to dream before. He starts to visit graveyards
and collects parts of corpses for his experiments. He stitches parts together
and during a storm, he connets wires to the body. Power from a ligthing brings it
to life. Victor is repulsed – creature is bigger than any other human, with
hideous yellow eyes, almost transparent skin which shows muscle tissue and
veins underneath. His dream turned into nightmare, perfect human into a
monster. Rejected by its creator, freak disappears, looking for people’s compassion
or understanding towards him, but facing only their fear and disgust. Soon,
Frankenstein begins to lose everything and everyone he loves. Punishment for
dreaming about being God-like is terrible.
Although the
story is simple and everyone seems to know how it ends, I can guarantee the
book won’t disappoint you. Plot-twists take your breath away and horrible,
disgusting scenes are bloodcurdling. The tale provokes to serious debates about
life, most importantly – can human really be put in a place of God, as
Frankenstein wanted? Where are the limits of scientific experiments? The
character of Frankenstein – sometimes called the modern Prometheus - raises questions about human nature, a play
with life and death and the essence of
humanity.
It’s the best
time of a year to read this book. Halloween is coming and we are bombarded with
all sorts of creatures, from skeletons to vampires, spooky ghosts and zombies.
The name Frakenstein is also mentioned very often. But wait, isn’t Frankenstein
a scientist, a human? After reading this book you’ll know for sure.
Knowledge is knowing that
Frankenstein is not the monster.
Wisdom is knowing that
Frankenstein is the monster.
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