"Mary Shelley (then Godwin) and Percy Bysshe Shelley were visiting their friend Lord Byron in Geneva one rainy summer. With the weather against them, they decided to spend their time writing ghost stories for each other. Frankenstein is Mary Shelley’s submission to their contest, later published anonymously in 1818.

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

One of the few books I've stayed up all night to finish the first time I read it in high school, definitely worth the read.

[–] fujiwood@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

That's says a lot about the quality of the book.

While it's on my TBR, this is one of the books that I have never heard someone dislike. I think I want to wait until I have a physical copy to read it since it's so well liked. I have a few books that I need to get through first so I still have some time to make up my mind.