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I've never read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein before, so there were several things about this book I wasn't expecting. I looked up a sparknotes summary of Frankenstein, and was quite surprised to see that this particular retelling was actually very accurate to the original story. I'm perhaps more familiar with the story of Frankenstein as it's told in cinema(though, no I haven't watched the original movie, either), so I had no idea that Elizabeth Frankenstein was, in fact, a character in Shelley's story. Or that the child killed by the monster was Victor's brother. Or that Igor WASN'T a character in the original story? Fascinating.

I don't know if one would get more enjoyment out of this book if they'd read Frankenstein first, but I found this book immensely interesting and fun to read.

A nice book with good lessons, but seems to be abridged versions of stories she's told in other books, with more detail. I previously read her book Soul of an Octopus, and got much mroe out of her time with the octopi reading that book. Perhaps this book would be a good jumping off point, reading this first and going to her other writings next depending on which of these stories sound the most interesting. She talks about many of her other endeavors while talking about the 13 animals in question, so even if she doesn't have a full book talking about, say, her pet pig, you might still find other writings mentioned in the chapter.

This book is special to me because when I read it, it was part of a travelling book project. I was the 8th person to read it, and it was very fun to read everyone's annotations along with adding my own. I even got the chance to take the book to Disneyland with me and have it signed by Peter and Tink.

The story itself was a very fun and interesting read. I enjoyed the more twisted take on Neverland and it's inhabitants, and I would love to read more actually taking place in this version of Neverland.

2.5/5

I crochet, rather than knit, but I read this short book when I started a baby blanket for my new baby cousin. It was a simple read, as most fairy tales are, but it was fun to listen to as I worked.

When I picked up this book, I was in a reading slump. Really, if it weren't for this book, I may not have made it to my GoodReads goal.

This was my most anticipated book this year. I read it on audiobook, and it was a struggle because I read it at work and on my bus commute and other public places, and I had so much trouble not laughing out loud. I absolutely loved reading this and if Mackenzie Lee decides to publish a Percy POV novel, I will be all over it.

This book wasn't bad, but it wasn't a book I fully enjoyed reading. It was uncomfortable and seemed a tad unrealistic. But it was a short book with a twist I wasn't expecting, so it wasn't bad.

2.5/5

This book felt odd and unrealistic and frustrating pretty much the whole time. I didn't really expect the twist but I also didn't really like it.

Ok look, this wasn't a bad book. But it wasn't a good book. It was a chore to read and I'm not entirely sure if I truly liked it. However, I definitely liked the characters and it made me more curious about the whole of Disc World as a setting. I'm as excited to read more as I am to be done with this one.

Poetry tends to go over my head, but there were a few lines and stanzas I really liked from this.