FrankensteinAudiobook Review
by Mary Shelley · Narrated by Varies by edition
Editorial book review — not a firsthand listening review. Audio performance is not scored; verify the selected edition at the retailer.
8.3
Overall
"The founding text of science fiction, and still its most humane."
Victor Frankenstein builds a living being, then abandons it in horror. The creature, eloquent and rejected, seeks understanding and then revenge across Europe and into the Arctic.
Shelley gives the creature the novel's most moving voice, turning a horror premise into a meditation on responsibility and loneliness. The frame narratives and Victor's self-pity can slow the pace.
This is an editorial assessment of the novel rather than of any audio performance. Essential for anyone interested in the ethics of creation.
