How in the world am I supposed to write this review? What can I possibly say about this novel that hasn’t already been said by others, many times? After all, I’m far from the only person who adores this book; there’s little chance anything I say here will be a new or groundbreaking insight. But …
Tag: Mary Shelley
Book Review | Making the Monster
Making the Monster by Kathryn Harkup explores the science and medicine studied at the time Mary Shelley wrote her most famous novel. Not only does it provide a wider scientific and cultural context for one of the best known sci-fi books in history, it also delves into Mary’s life and examines what information and resources …
My Favorite Authors as an Adult (so far)
I've already discussed my favorite authors from back when I was a child, and a teenager, and now here we are to complete the triumvirate. So here are my ten favorite authors since I became an adult: 10. Jane Austen, author of Pride and Prejudice & Sense and Sensibility Oh, Jane. I really enjoy her …
Film Review & Analysis | The Curse of Frankenstein (SPOILERS)
I recently watched The Curse of Frankenstein (1957, dir. Terence Fisher) and was pleasantly surprised! In this review, I will go into SPOILERS, so if you haven't seen this film, you've been warned. Also FYI I'm about to talk for way too long about this. Someday I'll learn how to be succinct. (But it is …
Continue reading Film Review & Analysis | The Curse of Frankenstein (SPOILERS)
Book Review | Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein
I’d been wanting to read this graphic novel version of the classic story by Mary Shelley for ages, and luckily I got it as a birthday present this year! And overall I was not disappointed; Gris Grimly's Frankenstein is a marvelous interpretation. Grimly uses the original text of the novel (the 1818 version, which differs in …