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Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Novel · #36 of 500

Why here in the reading order: creation and responsibility, primes the Technology & AI thread early — the strongest single novel/category pairing on the whole list

Connects to: Technology & AI — Creation and responsibility — the alignment problem in miniature

On 4 of the 9 source lists: B:Novels, G:Best, G:Readers, WorldCat

← #35 in the reading order: The Soul of a New Machine

#37 next in the reading order: Krakatoa

Also in Novels, before this: Don Quixote

Also in Novels, after this: Jane Eyre