A great short book that spawned many frightful images and costumes with its words. Indeed at times it's horrifying, and part of it is the behavior of human beings when catching a glimpse of something monstrously ugly. By the end this is ugliness goes hand in hand with ugly behavior - but it was created by the shunning of and shame of the creature. The best part of the book is when Frankenstein's monster tells his creator what he has been doing for two years through his POV. It's a bit heartbreaking, and from there the book descends into horror. A great read, and sad.