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EPISODE · Oct 31, 2025 · 11 MIN

Episode 5 - A Haunting in Geneva: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

from Confessions of a Book Hoarder · host Denise Rose

This Halloween, we open the creaking cover of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—a novel born from grief, lightning, and genius.In this episode of Confessions of a Book Hoarder, I delve into the life of the teenage author who changed literary history, the haunting themes of abandonment and ambition, and the misunderstood creature who longs not for vengeance, but for love. We’ll trace the legacy of monsters in literature, from myth to modern tragedy, and reflect on what Frankenstein reveals about the human condition.Is the monster truly the one with stitched skin… or the one who turns away?Join me by candlelight as we confess, reflect, and resurrect the story that still echoes through the dark.

This Halloween, we open the creaking cover of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—a novel born from grief, lightning, and genius.In this episode of Confessions of a Book Hoarder, I delve into the life of the teenage author who changed literary history, the haunting themes of abandonment and ambition, and the misunderstood creature who longs not for vengeance, but for love. We’ll trace the legacy of monsters in literature, from myth to modern tragedy, and reflect on what Frankenstein reveals about the human condition.Is the monster truly the one with stitched skin… or the one who turns away?Join me by candlelight as we confess, reflect, and resurrect the story that still echoes through the dark.

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