audio cd
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2019 by Penguin Audio.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Colin Salmon known for his starring roles in Resident Evil and Alien Vs Predator. He is also known for his role as Charles Robinson alongside Pierce Brosnan's James Bond. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Maurice Hindle, read by Peter Noble. A terrifying vision of scientific progress without moral limits, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein leads the reader on an unsettling journey from the sublime beauty of the Swiss alps to the desolate waste of the arctic circle. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle. Obsessed with the idea of creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material with which to fashion a new being, shocking his creation to life with electricity.
Well worth reading. Shelley commands many voices with equal poetry. At times reading it felt bleak, but perhaps that is the result of hubris. Frankenstein opens beautifully. Towards the latter half the plot turns into Victor being sad and everything happens just as you'd expect it to, which lost my interest a little. The end was warmer, it definitely found its direction again.
It's a little slower at the start than I would like, and dense, but so good once it gets going...
this is my favourite novel. it's a master in ethics and drama. a must-read for anyone
