The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein - The Library of the Uncommons

Paperback, 304 pages

English language

Published Dec. 2, 2018 by Delacorte Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-525-57794-2

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Elizabeth Lavenza hasn t had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her caregiver, and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything except a friend.

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Tsundoku reviewed The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

I am a sucker for Kiersten White's works

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Content warning CW: Abuse, murder, etc (What you would expect from Frankenstein)

This is Frankenstein told from Elizabeth Lavenza's point of view. If you don't remember her, or only recognize the name from the Persona games, that's okay. The point of the book is that she feels like a supporting character in someone else's narrative. This is about having your own narrative. And it's beautiful for that.

I will say, my copy seemed extremely long, so I was shocked when I finished: because I had another 200 pages to go. Those 200 pages are for the original Frankenstein.

Subjects

Fiction
Characters in literature
Murder
Monsters
Scientists