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Book Review of Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Classics)

Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Classics)
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The Classic tale of Man as God. Shelley wrote it on a dare from Percy and George, and she wrote a great, readable, exciting story which addresses issues of fact and artifice, science and religion, free will and predestination. Got to be one of the 101 Books to read in anybody's lifetime.