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Laurie Sheck’s *A Monster’s Notes* fuses speculative narrative with historical detail, envisioning a child Mary Shelley who meets Frankenstein’s monster and carries a lifelong bond that shapes her destiny and the famed novel she later writes. The monster narrates his own creation, abandonment by Victor, and an ongoing quest for understanding in the modern age. Interwoven are Shelley’s memories from childhood to her marriage with Percy, the tragedies of her family, and her poetic legacy. Sheck’s work examines technology, art, alienation, and the need for human connection through the monster’s reflective journal, creating a vivid meditation on creativity and identity.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Laurie Sheck
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