Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette WintersonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Full disclosure: I received a free Advanced Reader's Copy of this book in exchange for possibly writing a review.
In high school, I had a secret (or maybe not-so-secret) literary crush on Percy Shelley only equaled by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I was a little jealous of Mary Shelley because she actually got to love Percy in the flesh. Gothic fiction was my fave and still remains near and dear to my heart. I was completely stoked to see that Jeanette Winterson had written a book about Mary. If any modern day writer could do justice to gothic literature, it is Jeanette. Her writing is beautiful and haunting even when it isn't about a classic horror story, so this was perfect! Her treatment of Mary's story made me empathize with her. She may have had Percy's name, but she had to share him too.
The twist is the way the story is intertwined with modern day allowing humor to seep into an otherwise dark story. The modern storyline follows a transgender Shelley as they explore what it means to be human, alive, male, female, other.
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