Mary, Who Wrote Frankenstein

author: Linda Bailey
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.46
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/09/03
date added: 2018/09/03
shelves: childrens, non-fiction
review:
'Mary, Who Wrote Frankenstein' by Linda Bailey with illustrations by Julia Sarda is a wonderful picture book about the life of Mary Shelley.

The story tells about Mary's early life and the types of things that may have contributed to her imagining, then writing the famous story Frankenstein. She wandered and dreamed. She mourned the early death of her mother and was troublesome to her father and his new wife. When she runs away with Percy Bysse Shelley, at age 17, she travels around Europe. One night she has a dream and brings to life a really famous story.

The book ends with an afterword with more about Mary Shelley's life and why the author was inspired.

The story is a bit dark, as are the illustrations. What that means to me, is that I really liked this book. It may not be for the overly sensitive child, but I know when I was young, I loved stories with a darker tone.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Tundra Books, Penguin Random House Canada, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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