Frankenstein

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

This book has spawned so many adaptations that I was surprised at the story. Dr. Frankenstein is the creator of the monster. However, he abandons it. the monster seeks its own fulfilment. It felt like most of the novel is told from the perspective of the Frankenstein as he is going through stages of mental collapse. The monster kills multiple people and Frankenstein is among those that are questioned. He lets others die for the misdeeds of the monster. His family is destroyed by the monster. He struggles internally for what he had done. The internal fear makes the novel more powerful than the movie adaptations.