The Diary of Victor Frankenstein

by Roscoe Cooper and Timothy Basil Ering

Book Overview

The well-meaning doctor who assembles a creature from human parts records the tragic, gruesome consequences of his creation. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789424568
• ISBN13: 9780789424563
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Interesting take on the Mary Shelly classic.

Yet,ANOTHER book that claims to be the "Diary/Journal of Victor Frankenstein",this one offers lots of grotesque pictures of the doctor's anatomical studies and of the creature,and seems to follow the novel fairly close. The ending is in the arctic,but somewhat different than the book,complete with some writing by the Monster! It's fun for a read,but did not creep me out nearly as much as the disturbing,"The Frankenstein Diaries" or was as intricate as "The Secret Laboratory Journals of Dr.Victor Frankenstein". Still,I love that fold out diagraham of the laboratory!

HIGHLY realistic!

I have read Jeremy Kay's portrait of Dr. Victor Frankenstein's diary and I must emphatically declare that Ering and Cooper's diary is FAR better! Every aspect of this book, including the introduction, plays off a story in which the very book that is in your hand was formulated by the actual journal itself. The introduction claims to have received this ancient diary from an inheritance over a hundred years ago, from whom it was discovered on a voyage in Europe. From there, the author had the journal's pages photographed and published into the form of a book that we (the readers) can read. Thus, like any history book today that photocopies ancient manuscripts onto textbook paper, we see the pages with all their discoloration from 200 years of decay. The handwriting, at times, is difficult to read, which makes it all the more realistic. There are dark, gothic like scetches, that are highly convincing of being drawn by some random human being (unlike an obvious artist as is seen in Jeremy Kay's depiction). This is an absolute must for any fan of Frankenstein. If an ancient journal was found today and was to be duplicated for public use/entertainment, this is exactly how it would be published. Five stars all the way.

boston review

Fabulous art! why, why, why!is this book out of print! put this masterpiece back into print- everyone should be able to see this wonderful,rich work of art. The entire book in itself is a piece of art to own. I am going to research artist Timothy Basil Ering, he has an incredible sensitive touch. His textures, colors and drawings are exquisit. One thinks of Da Vinci or Michaelangelo when exploring this ancient feeling, hand crafted diary. Great story. Bravo!

good drawings

this is a great book that doesnt act like it will tell you exactly about dr victor's creation... It IS Dr. Victor's sketchbook and that is a great idea! Timothy B. Ering has made the drawings be exactly like how Dr. Frankenstien would have had them lots of detailed anatomy drawings and charts of his medical work in making his monster. Timothy's art turns frankenstien from a fiction into a real study into making a monsters. I would like to find more about timothy erings art work and what other books he has illistrated?

Wonderful, gothic-like art work

Okay, the text is hard to read as it is handwritten, but once you open the book, you are immediately transported to the deep, dark laboratory where the monster was created. It's like the actual diary with pencil-sketched illustrations on ancient looking paper, scrawly handwriting. THose who read Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics will love this book for the art alone.