Carnelian Coffee Book Group

Meet at Carnelian Coffee, 2428 West Colorado Avenue, on the first Sunday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m.!

October’s novel is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, which was published 200 years ago on January 1, 1818. This public domain title is available as a free download online and through the library.

More on the book: Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In our age, filled with news of organ donation genetic engineering, and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever.