Have you ever heard the phrase:
“Verbal Diarrhea?” Well I think I will
say this book reminded me of “Idea Diarrhea.”
There was so much going on in this book it felt both too short for the
information and too long for the story, does that make sense? I want to start off saying that I love Mary
Shelley’s Frankenstein. It is by far one of the best books written on
a dare/fun request, frankly I think it is sad that when we drink we end up with
dumb YouTube videos, but when people got drunk centuries ago they wrote
masterpieces… unfreakenbelivable. So
anyway, back to John Skovron’s Man Made
Boy.
Boy is the son of Monster and
Bride (the originals of Dr. Frankenstein).
They work in a theater, think of carnivals and attractions like “the
bearded lady.” Boy just wants to get
out, he wants to continue to learn and expand as a regular person, but he is
always reminded of what a monster he is.
Lonely, the only way he communicates with the outside world is through
the internet with other hackers. Boy
creates a virus… and the vicious circle of monster/creator continues. This novel follows Boy as he runs away with
the girl he loves, realizes the grass isn’t always greener, tries to control a
computer virus that now is out to get him, and meets Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’s
granddaughter Claire/Sophie.
The book was entertaining and never
stopped, but again I cannot stress how much was going on in this book. You think it’s a love story, and then it
switches to an “I hate my creator” story to going away to college story. There were great characters in the novel from
the Invisible Man to the Bride of Frankenstein.
It was fun to see all these legends tied into one story.
Thank You Edelweiss!
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