Book 81: Frankenstein: the original 1818 text

You may be wondering why I've specified the original 1818 text and it's a very good question. There are, in fact, three different editions of Frankenstein which are all very different from each other. The 1818 text was edited by Mary Shelley's husband (whose name escapes me at the moment), the next edition was edited by her fathers (which year I've forgotten but it was in the 1820's and I want to say late 1820's) and the third was edited by Mary Shelley herself around 1832 (feel free to correct me on any of this). The one her father edited is not really looked at by scholars anymore and the 1818 version is suspected to the most accurate to the original because the 1832 version had different politics involved in it.

On to the review!

I really loved Frankenstein and found it a very touching story. I feel deeply for both Frankenstein and the creature (I'd be more than happy to explain why to anyone and if you want to know why just drop me an email which you should be able to find on my google+ profile but if you have any trouble with that feel free to tell me). I was so moved I gave this book 10 voyages out of 10.  I can't say anything more about this book without getting emotional so I'm going to stop here.

Book 80: Hyperion, or The Hermit in Greece

Hyperion is a beautiful story. I don't want to dwell on it too long currently because I wrote a paper on it and I'll just go on about my thesis instead of telling you useful things about the book.

I really enjoyed the writing style. It flowed really well and was just really... I don't even have any words to describe it or how it makes me feel. It's defiantly one of my favourites from FYP.

I gave this book 8 heartbreaks out of 10 when I originally read it but I feel like if I reread it it could get a 10 (which is why it's tagged with two different ratings). I really really enjoyed reading it and highly recommend it.