Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was not quite what I expected. While a certain horror springs from the original deed by Victor Frankenstein and many horrible events such as murder and mayhem ensue, the story is more a philosophical treatise on the plight of being human than a traditional scary story. Of course, the tale of the [...]
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A lurid yet philosophical tale
Posted in books on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Of Human Bondage
Posted in books on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finally read Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maughan. I was surprised to find that I loved it. I thought it would be dull and dated, but Maughan captures the immediacy of his subject’s impressions and actions, so that one is silmutaneously living with Philip and seeing the folly and short-sidedness of his decisions [...]
