*Book source ~ Library
Title ~ Frankenstein
Series ~ Barron's Graphic Classics
Author ~ Mary Shelley, Fiona MacDonald
Illustrator ~ Penko Gelev
Publisher ~ Barron's Educational Series
Published ~ 1 April 2008
Genre ~ Graphic Novel | Classics
Pages ~ 48
My Rating ~ 3 bites
It’s Frankenstein. Who the hell doesn’t know
about Frankenstein? Oh, and by the way, Victor Frankenstein is the creator of
the Creature. The Creature is not called Frankenstein. Just sayin’.
This is yet another one of those classics I
haven’t gotten around to reading. I will someday. Since I haven’t read the
original I can’t say how well the adaptation is, but I enjoyed the story and I
will give the original a try one of these days. The illustrations are pretty
good, though the Creature looks a bit different than I thought he would.
However, considering the only Frankenstein movie I’ve seen is Young Frankenstein that’s to be
expected. lol I would say this is a good book for someone wanting to read Frankenstein’s
story without wading through the old-timey prose (1818, people!) of the
original. Or maybe to read as a springboard before tackling the original.
*Book source ~ Library
Title ~ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Series ~ Barron's Graphic Classics
Author ~ Robert Louis Stevenson, Fiona MacDonald
Illustrator ~ Penko Gelev
Publisher ~ Barron's Educational Series
Published ~ 1 October 2008
Genre ~ Graphic Novel | Classics
Pages ~ 48
My Rating ~ 3 bites
So, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde…I doubt there are
very many people who haven’t heard about this tale in some form or another. But
just in case, Dr. Jekyll creates a potion that when he drinks it he splits
himself and he becomes Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll is the “good” part of him and Mr. Hyde
is the “bad.” There you have it in a nutshell.
Like so many classics, this one is still
lingering on my TBR. So when I saw the graphic novel I thought, “Hey! I have
time to read that. It’ll take like 30 minutes.” Now, never having read the
original I can’t rate how well the adaptation is, but I do know I understood
the gist of the story from this graphic novel. The illustrations aren’t bad
either. I still look forward to reading the original, but at least I can say I finally
know more than it’s about a crazy Dr. who, while experimenting on himself, drank
some funky Kool-aid thus splitting himself into two distinct personalities.
Oh, this looks cool. I still haven't read the original of this (Frankenstein) either, I have it on my "2016 plan" so we'll see if I finally get to it. It's hard to judge with classics how well you'll actually bond with them. I have a Dracula comic I need to eventually read.
ReplyDeleteI've never read the original of either of these, so I thought these would satisfy my curiosity. I'd still like to read the novels some day. :) Dracula, I have read. Well, I listened to the audio about 10 years ago. :)
DeleteDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is on my read-extremely-soon TBR because I have some retellings I'm dying to read, but I like to read originals first. But you still know more than I do about the story, since I haven't even read the graphic novel version!
ReplyDeleteI have read Frankenstein (for school), and I have to say, I think I'd have much preferred the graphic novel. You're right, it probably is a good option for those who want to know the story but don't want to read the whole book. Unfortunately I didn't get that choice lol.
Kristen @ Metaphors and Moonlight
Some day I'll read the originals since I never had to read them for school, but at least I have the gist of them now. lol
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