He walks, he talks, he even makes julienne fries!

Everyone knows the story of the eight-foot monster with bolts in his neck, whose joints don't work, and who lacks the use of his vocal chords. That is NOT Mary Shelley's monster. Shelley's monster, while being very large, is a fully functioning being. He is incredibly intelligent, and well spoken. He has feelings, and is able to express them. He also understands his inferiority to human beings.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein follows the life and trials of Victor Frankenstein. Through her use of detail, Shelley is able to make the reader feel the agony he goes through during the creation of his monster, and the guilt he feels after he has completed it. Shelley is able to make all of her characters come alive in this way. It is a great story to read, especially if you haven't seen the movie yet, because you don't know which way the plot is going to turn, or how it ends.

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