Frankenstein
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This lively history of the Frankenstein myth, illuminated by dozens of pictures and illustrations, is told with skill and humor. Hitchcock uses film, literature, history, science, and even punk music to help readers understand the meaning of this monster made by man.
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This was informative and historical, with sources thoroughly cited, but I found the language the author uses about marginalized folks not only problematic but under-analyzed. This author uses the “r slur” about a character that is not quoted, just used to be used, and the author skims over racial histories in relation to Frankenstein that I found severely lacking. There's a lot of good work here, but I did find myself rolling my eyes in places.
