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A review by lizaroo71
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd
4.0
this is an interesting premise and it does have a bit of a surprise ending (although when i thought about it, there are clues thrown into the storyline).
the story is of victor frankenstein and his friendship with the poet percy bysshe shelley. they meet at oxford university where frankenstein pursues his studies laboriously and shelley soon drops out. in his discussions with bysshe, victor becomes intrigued with modern science and begins to turn his attention to electricity and its powers of reanimation.
to this end, victor reanimates a living body. and this "creature" goes on to commit heinous crimes in order to seek revenge on his creator.
you get a lot of the big thinkers of the time thrown into the story: godwin, byron, mary shelley. and the plot is interesting enough to keep you reading.
i would be interesting in reading more by this author. ackroyd has a wide range of topics covered in his writing.
the story is of victor frankenstein and his friendship with the poet percy bysshe shelley. they meet at oxford university where frankenstein pursues his studies laboriously and shelley soon drops out. in his discussions with bysshe, victor becomes intrigued with modern science and begins to turn his attention to electricity and its powers of reanimation.
to this end, victor reanimates a living body. and this "creature" goes on to commit heinous crimes in order to seek revenge on his creator.
you get a lot of the big thinkers of the time thrown into the story: godwin, byron, mary shelley. and the plot is interesting enough to keep you reading.
i would be interesting in reading more by this author. ackroyd has a wide range of topics covered in his writing.