That the book is better than the movie is not surprising. This classic provides many interesting topics of discussion. The primary being "isolation" is very applicable to our culture. The "romantic" style is a bit much for me, but this story is quick and readable.

OK, so I seem to have really known nothing about the original Frankenstein story. Turns out, there is no Igor and the monster ends up with a wonderful command of language. There is also a tremendous lack of action, so I am very glad I listened to this instead of reading it or I never would have finished. I will say, though, I now understand the beginning of the movie I, Frankenstein much better.