robertbreen
robertbreen
Finished reading: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 📚 This book was nothing like I expected. Frankenstein (the scientist) is arrogant, self-absorbed, and makes incredibly bad decisions. The story itself is unbelievably far-fetched. There were times I wanted to throw my Kindle on the floor at the dumb-assedness of our unreliable protagonist. Taken more broadly, it’s a cautionary tale about mankind’s continual push for scientific advancement, which feels more relevant today than ever. "Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how mu... robertbreen.micro.blog
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writingslowly
writingslowly

@robertbreen You might be interested in Frankenstein Annotated for Scientists - a free MIT Press ebook.

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robertbreen
robertbreen

@writingslowly That’s the one I read — in print! The footnotes were longer than the book!

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writingslowly
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@robertbreen I love books with more footnote than book! And yes, it is incredible how young Mary Shelley was when she wrote it (the book that is, not the footnotes).

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