Title: This monstrous thing
Rating: 3/5 stars
Pages: 384
Date read: 6 January 2019
Format: Paperback
“He wasn’t broken anymore. But he was
still dead.”
Alasdair
Finch is a Shadow Boy. He knows how to use clockwork parts to make mechanical
limbs for people. When his brother dies, he does the incredible - he brings
Oliver back to life. But Oliver is no longer who he used to be.
Set in an alternate version of nineteenth century Geneva, This Monstrous Thing is inspired on Frankenstein. Frankenstein is based on Alasdair, who resurrects his brother in an act of desperation. Additionally, there is a tension between the populace of Geneva and the people who have mechanical limbs. They are seen as less than human, abominations, monstrous. If they would find out about Oliver, who is more mechanical than human, they would kill him.
Set in an alternate version of nineteenth century Geneva, This Monstrous Thing is inspired on Frankenstein. Frankenstein is based on Alasdair, who resurrects his brother in an act of desperation. Additionally, there is a tension between the populace of Geneva and the people who have mechanical limbs. They are seen as less than human, abominations, monstrous. If they would find out about Oliver, who is more mechanical than human, they would kill him.
I have to say the
author did a creative job at retelling the story. I loved the steampunk parts
it in and the story definitely tells its own story, with a different look on
everything and with the characters.
I did like reading
about the character. Most of all the relationship between the brothers I really
liked. But sometimes it felt like they could have been better developed in the
story.
While there were many elements in the story that I enjoyed This Monstrous Thing never stood out for me. While the setting is historical, I found that it was hard to tell sometimes. They use a lot of modern language and the settings aren’t well explained there or you don’t get that historical feeling.
While there were many elements in the story that I enjoyed This Monstrous Thing never stood out for me. While the setting is historical, I found that it was hard to tell sometimes. They use a lot of modern language and the settings aren’t well explained there or you don’t get that historical feeling.
There
isn’t something very bad about this book but it was just not my cup of tea.
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