Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

By a student in Y8!

I chose this book because it is a deeply disturbing story about a monstrous creation. It is an excellent horror novel that has terrified and chilled readers since its first publication in 1818. It can still terrify readers today because it portrays how cruel, selfish and inconsiderate man can be.

The preface alone captures your imagination: 'The event on which this fiction is founded has been supposed, by Dr. Darwin and some of the physiological writers of Germany, as not of impossible occurence.'

I will not ruin any more surprises. You have to read it to believe how great it is. It is a truly good piece of writing that still captures our imagination will even capture the imagination of generations to come.