Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

October's book was suggested by the collective group and accepted in September's book club. We found out that many people hadn't yet read Frankenstein and decided it was high time to fix that - I read it back in high school and am due for a re-read.

Who hasn't heard of Frankenstein? This book is the magic that started it all - and is much more of a thoughtful, high-school-literature-class-tastic book than the movies would have one believe. I seem to remember it being a frame story and having a solid hook in the sorrow of the monster, we'll see.

As is now an October tradition - this club will be at my house and involve a bonfire and s'mores. Cheers!

From Goodreads:

This edition is the original 1818 text, which preserves the hard-hitting and politically charged aspects of Shelley's original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by author and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson.

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Interested in suggesting a book? Bring it up to me at a meeting (or after by Meetup messages) and we can talk about it, if it sounds like it will fit I will add it to the list to be voted on by the group. There are some genre, content and page length restrictions but we're down to give most things a shot.

I have made a Google Doc that people can view to publicize the current set of suggestions see my notes on them. I've included an introduction to make it clear what I look for, how I suggest books and how to interact with the system.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bpxyKJlZC08MduYEdX8_uOBWu_FpIqJh2NxwFsMHfIA/edit?usp=sharing