The Dark Descent Of Elizabeth Frankenstein
by Kiersten White
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"Elizabeth Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein’s adopted sister/bride, tries to temper Victor’s morbid impulses and protect him from himself as he delves deeper and deeper into mad science. Ultimately, she is unable to stop him from creating a monster. Frankenstein asks us to consider the nature of man and God, but The Dark Descent turns instead toward a different question: What must a woman be in order to thrive in a world that denies her humanity? Kiersten White is unafraid to dig in the graveyard and piece together a creature of her own design out of old parts, and the resulting tale is dark and chilling."
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