Such Wicked Intent (Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein) (Hardback)
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Short Description for Such Wicked Intent When his grieving father orders the destruction of the Dark Library, Victor retrieves a book in which he finds the promise of not just communicating with the dead, but entering their realm, and soon he, Elizabeth, and Henry are in the spirit world of Chateau Frankenstein, creating and growing a body.
Full description- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published: 21 August 2012
- Format: Hardback 310 pages
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- Categories: Adventure | Horror & Ghost | Science Fiction | Family | Siblings
- ISBN 13: 9781442403185 ISBN 10: 1442403187
- Sales rank: 129,701
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Reviews for Such Wicked Intent
Absolutely stunning!
Reason for Reading: This is the author's latest book.
Absolutely stunning. The first book was good and this one is twice as good. Oppel has stepped up the gothic atmosphere, introduced the supernatural element, played the romance element and kept the entire story very dark. There is not one character in this book who is not immune to the elements of the darkside. The reader doesn't really know if anyone is truly a 'good' character. I found this to be one of the best books I've read by Oppell and I've read his entire oeuvre except his early novels. Very dark, Oppel has managed to keep the same religious undertones that are found in the original Shelly's Frankenstein. Keeping the character of Elizabeth a Christian, Victor's actions are questioned over and over again as to whether he is playing God, does he have a god complex and while Oppel delves into the supernatural, unlike Shelly, I realistically get a good feel that this could indeed be the set up that turns the boy into the man who eventually creates the creature known most commonly by his own name. This was a page-turner for me and I'm quite impressed with the variety of styles Oppel is capable of writing to such perfection. This is his forte though,when he turns to the atmospheric, dark and moody he is in his element. A must read for fans of gothic literature. by Nicola Mansfield
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