Going in completely blind to this story having never watched or studied this story before I was pleasantly surprised.

Like many, I had made the common mistake of believing the books namesake to be after the monster rather than its creator. The monster is not some empty-headed zombie but actually  a tortured soul demonstrated strong emotional development eventually leading into seeking revenge upon the world from which he is not accepted.

The writing in this book is poetic and incredibly atmospheric with a plot line itself was really enjoyable and emotional. The characters of scientist Frankenstein and his monster had clear themes of obsession and loved their respective development and tale of cat and mouse within the final parts of this book. In addition the particular audio book narrator I listen to set the tone of the novel perfectly! 

That being said, whilst the writing style was beautiful, it did drag out the story and seem to lead it into tangents away from progressing the plot making it a very slow read and disengaging at times. 

Overall, I am really glad to have listen to this story and would potentially pick up a physical copy should I happen upon it in a charity shop or book swap as I do think perhaps the slow burn would be a quicker read if experienced not as an audio book.