odin@bucsb.UUCP (Ben Page) (02/15/86)
This book, although (not suprisingly) well written, does not have the
same je ne sais quoi as his Dracula books. It is, in short, just another
story. In it, Dr. Frankenstein is portrayed as a dupe of both fate, and his
immoral compatriots, while his "creation" turns out to be a creature from
another planet sent to observe Earth and caught with his pants down by a
bolt of electricity. It is difficult for me to believe that Dr. Frankenstein
could be conducting the advanced (for the time) experiments that he was, and
still be as naive as he had to be to actually believe that the experiments
he was conducting could actually produce life. I definitely do not recommend
this book, although I would highly recommend his Dracula series for those who
have not read it.
Ben Page.
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