Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
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Narrated by:
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Christopher Tester
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By:
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Mary Shelley
Summary
Newly updated to feature award-winning narrator, Christopher Tester!
Frankenstein is one of the earliest examples of science fiction, introducing the prototypical “mad scientist” who creates a monster who destroys everyone and everything that is dear to him. The scientist is the eponymous character of the novel but the name, Frankenstein, has become popularly attached to the creature itself, who has become one of the best-known monsters in the history of motion pictures and a constant reference point in popular culture. The novel has spoken to technological and cultural anxieties from the Enlightenment to the age of Big Tech as it engages with the ethics of technology and scientific discovery, and the power of knowledge. Perhaps its most lasting legacy, however, is that the monster comes to represent anyone who doesn't fit into societal norms; the creature experiences forms of alienation that are oddly relatable to modern life.
Cover illustrated by: James Jeffers
James Jeffers is a queer illustrator whose work explores the delightful world of the fantastique through colors, shapes, and whimsy.
Public Domain (P)2025 Spotify USA Inc.And while the narration is fabulous (especially when it comes to the Monster), I realized why I've picked up and put down this book about a million times: It's very slow, and has the 1800s Gothic Novel problem of "person is telling you what happened to them," rather than the more modern style of essentially riding shotgun in someone's head. It took me probably twice as long to get through this book (despite it only being 9 hours) as I have for a lot of other similar-length audiobooks.
Now before y'all reading this go "Why did you read a novel from 1818 expecting modern storytelling styles?", I want to be clear--I didn't. I just realized I prefer it after listening through this.
The narration is what's bumping this overall from a three to a four star book, for me. He really brings to life the old-fashioned prose and characters (which is what I love and look for in audiobooks in the first place).
I received this audiobook as an ARC and am voluntarily leaving my opinion.
Fantastic narrator for a s l o w narrative
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