5/28/2023 0 Comments This monstrous thing![]() When a horrible accident causes Oliver his life, Alasdair cannot deal with his grief, and he uses notes and his previous experiences and brings Oliver back from the dead by creating clockwork organs and parts for him. Considering this is what Alasdair has always wanted, he cannot understand why Oliver is so upset about getting the chance of a lifetime. When Oliver hears the news that he is being sent to study with a very good teacher to study clockwork design and mechanics, he could not be more displeased. ![]() He and his brother Oliver were close – and they were also close to their friend, Mary. Alasdair works in a shop with his parents, and follows in his father’s footsteps as someone who creates these types of clockwork parts. Imagine a steampunk-like, Victorian setting in Geneva, where there are mechanical buses, cars, clocks, etc., as well as men and women walking around with body parts made out of mechanical clockwork (for example, an arm or a leg that is completely clockwork, to replace limbs that they have lost). ![]() ![]() While you don’t need to read it to read This Monstrous Thing, doing a little research on the author might be helpful (I did this in the middle of the novel because I was quite curious about a few things), and it adds to the entertainment of This Monstrous Thing. Sure, I’ve heard of it, I know the general premise and what it’s about, but I’ve never actually read the book. I’m going to start off by saying that I’ve never read Frankenstein. ![]()
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