Monsters and melodramatic men: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Fantasy Classics Book Club

<p>On today&#39;s Roundtable episode, we meet for another Fantasy Classics Book Club, this time to discuss Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. We break down the book&#39;s timely themes, the enduring appeal of the monster and how it&#39;s influenced the genres of fantasy and sci-fi today. We also chat about the recent film adaptation featuring Jacob Elordi and our VERY different reactions to it. </p><p><br></p><p>Our quickfire book recommendations this week:</p><p>First classic: Little Women / The Secret Garden / Narnia</p><p>Favourite classic: The Secret History / Rebecca / Catcher in the Rye / One Hundred Years of Solitude</p><p>Classic we couldn&#39;t finish: Anna Karenina / Dracula / The Great Gatsby</p><p>Best classic adaptation: Alice in Wonderland / The Great Gatsby / Pride and Prejudice and Zombies / Little Women</p><p><br></p><p>Lit Witches is hosted by Adelaide Jensen, and this episode&#39;s guests are Ariana Khalidi and Vishali Seshadri.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Liz Burnett. Video Production by Michael Windle and Isabella Francis. Additional scripting and research by Shané Oosthuizen. Recording and theme song composition by Ben Cauduro. Content co-ordination by Tiana Warner. Graphic design by Sally Dunkerley and Olivia Mead.</p>