Poor Things

Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer

by Alasdair Gray

336 pages

English language

Published Nov. 1, 2001 by Northwestern University Press.

A fantasy novel, presented as a discovered a manuscript, set in the nineteenth century. Frankenstein-like tale. Whitbread Novel Award, 1992.

Funny and really smart. It left me truly speechless with its ending, which the 2023 movie adaptation is completely lacking.

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