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

On today's Roundtable episode, we meet for another Fantasy Classics Book Club, this time to discuss Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. We break down the book's timely themes, the enduring appeal of the monster and how it'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. Our quickfire book recommendations this week:First classic: Little Women / The Secret Garden / NarniaFavourite classic: The Secret History / Rebecca / Catcher in the Rye / One Hundred Years of SolitudeClassic we couldn't finish: Anna Karenina / Dracula / The Great GatsbyBest classic adaptation: Alice in Wonderland / The Great Gatsby / Pride and Prejudice and Zombies / Little WomenLit Witches is hosted by Adelaide Jensen, and this episode's guests are Ariana Khalidi and Vishali Seshadri.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.