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Making Monstrous

  • 1991 first published
  • 214 pages

Making Monstrous is a 1991 horror novel by Fred Botting. Much of the action takes place in England. Characters include Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851). Readers will find themes of Frankenstein, history and criticism, Theory and Victor Frankenstein.

It runs to roughly 214 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • English Horror tales
  • Frankenstein
  • History and criticism
  • Monsters in literature
  • Psychoanalysis and literature
  • Scientists in literature
  • Theory
  • Victor Frankenstein
  • Frankenstein's monster
  • English Science fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Making Monstrous?

Making Monstrous was written by Fred Botting and first published in 1991.

What genre is Making Monstrous?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Making Monstrous?

The median edition has 214 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Making Monstrous?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mary Shelley's Monster, Ariel Like a Harpy and The Frankenstein legend: a tribute to Mary Shelley and Boris Karloff.

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