Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
312 pages~5 hrs
“To play God is to invite a demon.”
When a brilliant scientist succeeds in his obsessive quest to conquer death, he inadvertently births a nightmare that will haunt him to the ends of the earth. This foundational masterpiece of horror delves into the profound consequences of playing God and the tragic loneliness of a soul abandoned by its creator.
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