Disclaimer: I took a massive break in the middle of this, that I can't entirely blame on my enjoyment. I also do believe that my enjoyment was a factor, but unclear how much. Everything that I expected to experience when reading Dracula years ago, only to be blown away and surprised by how engrossing that novel was, happened here. I sadly found this book to be really unsatisfying even though much of it was surprising given how different it is from all the film depictions out there. The monster in particular was wild, and I wish his story was expounded upon so much more. This dude was eloquently defending his nature and then would leap two stories and scale a mountain in seconds like a goat. Absolutely incredible. Unfortunately, we are mostly stuck with Dr. Frankenstein and his thoughts, which really feels like a slog. It just didn't click for me.

Reviewed on Sunday, May 21st, 2023, 7:45pm.