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"Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: Spoiler-Free Review and Is It Worth Reading?"

"Is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley worth reading? Hailey gives a spoiler-free review of the 1831 text: the three narrators, the creature who steals the book, Victor, what works, what drags, content notes, which version to pick, a score, and three books to read next. No spoilers past the first night of the experiment."

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Books mentioned in this episode
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:18 Welcome
0:52 The Review
10:02 How To Start
10:43 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

Music
"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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