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Happy birthday, Mary Shelley and Frankenstein!

This year is the two-hundredth anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, and today is also Mary Shelley's birthday. So let's celebrate this great novel and author with ten facts about Frankenstein.  Mary Shelley's lover (later husband), the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, was friends with the poet Lord Byron (who both were not nearly as badass … Continue reading Happy birthday, Mary Shelley and Frankenstein!

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August 30, 2018August 30, 2018Anniversary, Frankenstein, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ten FactsLeave a comment
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Dr. Frankenstein, bad dad…

I just reread Mary Shelley's gothic horror masterwork, Frankenstein, which inspired more thoughts about her monster, his creator, and the genre Shelley helped shape. Read them here.

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November 23, 2015July 29, 2016Frankenstein, Gothic horror, Mary ShelleyLeave a comment
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A survey of classic science fiction, with notes about diversity in sci-fi…

At some point, I set out to read a representative sample of all the "great" writers of science fiction, so I could feel reasonably well-educated in the genre. If you haven't read a lot of science fiction, I recommend this exercise. It provides a grounding so you can learn where the well-worn tropes originated and appreciate … Continue reading A survey of classic science fiction, with notes about diversity in sci-fi…

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March 5, 2015March 5, 2015Alfred Bester, Arthur C Clarke, Classic science fiction, Diversity in science fiction, Douglas Adams, Frank Herbert, Frederik Pohl, HG Wells, Isaac Asimov, Joanna Russ, Joe Haldeman, Jules Verne, Kurt Vonnegut, Larry Niven, Marge Piercy, Mary Shelley, Octavia Butler, Philip K Dick, Ray Bradbury, Reading list, Robert Heinlein, Samuel R Delany, Science fiction, Survey, Ursula K Le Guin, Women characters2 Comments
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Frankenstein: The first science fiction novel?

 I had admired the perfect form of my cottagers- their grace, beauty, and delicate complexions: but how was I terrified when I viewed myself in a transparent pool . . . and when I was convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am I was filled with the bitterest sensations of despondence … Continue reading Frankenstein: The first science fiction novel?

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December 30, 2009October 30, 2014Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Science fiction1 Comment

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