This is not normally the type of book that I read, but I figured it would be a good change since it is such a classic story. I found it very entertaining. Anytime I read a book that takes place in other countries is pronouncing people's names or cities but that never makes it a bad story, just a little harder for me to follow. The story was very interesting and different from the movie, which is very normal.

It did seem to drag a bit towards the end, but I really think that was because I had watched the movies and was just waiting for the end to happen. The extra parts were interesting and the story of the monster, basically that was where the new material came from, was very detailed and showed his journey and his learning experiences. Always, when I am watching a move or reading a story that has a major component of mass revenge or total misunderstanding of people's actions it makes me a bit uncomfortable, but it is a real and relatable thing. It happens all the time and all over and as the story shows, for all time periods.

Overall I would recommend this book to everyone, just need to read the whole story and when you understand the history of it the experience is that much more amazing. The history I am talking about is that the whole idea was a vacation activity for a group of people. They had a friendly activity to create a short story and this was Mary Shelley's. Pretty amazing how creative some people really are.