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FrankensteinBook

by Mary Shelley

Who uses, recommends or left Frankenstein, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Patti Smith
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Um well, my head is swirling so much with a million books, but just for like little continuity, I would say read Pinocchio and Frankenstein. There's two creators who have created life. Japetto creates the naughty puppet who redeems himself and then Mary Shelly writes Frankenstein truly a masterpiece. Two different takes on creating being as a almost a god figure in creating life. [snorts] And I would say read some poetry of Sylvia Pla.

Answering The Ezra Klein Show's closing question, three books to recommend, in “Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever” (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-patti-smith.html). Quoted from the episode's YouTube auto-captions.

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