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Teaching Frankenstein: A Cautionary Tale by [Viktor James]

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Every student has a story...

But you won’t find it here.

Dark, profane, and absurd, this comedy follows the journey of a young teacher on a misguided adventure to resurrect dead dreams. After being let go from his first school, the nameless narrator finds himself at a tough urban high school ready to quit. He decides that the only way to rekindle his passion for teaching is through his favorite novel. It’s a decision that leads him on an unsuspecting journey where he discovers that teaching a book about monsters means dealing with his own first.

The story exposes the importance of friendship and the truth behind what it means to be a teacher. Based on real events, the novel parallels Mary Shelley’s 1818 classic, Frankenstein, and shows that 200 years later, humanity still struggles to identify the real monsters.

It’s a must-read for aspiring educators, teachers, and those struggling with adulting.

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326 pages
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English
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September 3, 2018
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07H3BQ4DT
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 3, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1014 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 326 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #671,506 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,938 in Dark Humor
- #6,894 in Coming of Age Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #11,372 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books)

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Viktor James

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Viktor James is a former high school English teacher turned satirist. Born on Andrew's Air Force Base, Maryland, he's the child of a military family and has spent most of his life on the move. The nomadic life taught him how to fit in fast while still cherishing the outsider's perspective. Inspired to help others, he taught at an inner-city school while waiting tables for four years before leaving to become a writer.

He holds a Master's in English from UCL that he earned as an excuse to live in London for a year. Teaching Frankenstein: A Cautionary Tale is his first novel.

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Excellent read!

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2018

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I've read other teacher books. And I filter my teenager's school stories through the teacher's perspective and remember they are human and have a story.
BUT this book has a narrator and story that is just so raw and real that it stands out from other books of the genre. How many teenagers saying " this teacher sucks" about an assignment would believe this giant authority figure had just gone through a break up, lost his previous job, lived in an empty apartment furnished with a sleeping bag and spent his nights waiting tables?
But what is heart breaking about this story of fierce struggle is the grinding down of the souls of children, teachers, and administrators by the inexorable "system". I've railed against the system for years about what it does to a child's mind and curiosity about the world. This story tells us that the system also stifles all that is best and passionate about the teacher.

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Susan Rebillot

Wow, I mean Wow!

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018

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This was a free Kindle book. Normally, I don't expect much when that happens but I was totally blown away by this book. I could feel his struggles during the whole year covered in this book. It reminded me that at one point in college, I almost went into education but am so glad that I didn't as I couldn't have survived it. This reinforced that truth to me. The author handled it so much better than I would have and he almost didn't make it either. Some dark humor here, but a lot of humanity.

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The Keleher

Excellent and Relatable

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019

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As a high school English teacher, I was curious and had to pick up this book. It wasn’t quite what I expected, but I honestly enjoyed it. It’s an incredibly accurate, relatable account of what teachers go through on a daily basis. I think every teacher doubts their life choices at times, and this book says what we all think in the deepest parts of ourselves. Thank you for being brave enough to write it.

As a side note - if you read this thinking it will inspire you, you will be disappointed. As I stated before, it is an accurate, relatable account of teaching. Teaching is frustrating and rewarding all at the same time. It sounds impossible, doesn’t it? This author does as excellent job of voicing those frustrations and truths and reminds us, as educators, that we are not alone.

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KAT

Teaching is not for the feint of heart

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2018

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Great story of a young man, relatively new to the teaching game, who choses "Frankenstein" as the book he will bee his lessons on. Fun, challenging students, some duds, some downright scary. Highly recommend for a fledgling teacher.

I have 2 beefs (though) about the writing. There were missing words, words incorrectly used, and in one case the gender if a student was changed by a mere pronoun. This is just editing.

I hated the chapter where he switched back and forth from his story and that of the principal during an assembly at the end of the year. It was disconcerting as heck. Loved the intruding story in itself, but not the way it was presented.

Still loved the book.

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Paul stern

Dark, funny look behind the scenes of teaching

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2018

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Think, deadpool becomes a teacher and actually tries to succeed. This is a dark look into the world of teaching with a humorous take on the events unfolding. If you are easily offended, or looking for all the good in students, then this is not the place for you. If you are looking for the real story of our bottom rung schools, and the toll it takes on the teachers, well then get in there!

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John S.

I highly recommend this book!

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018

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I was intrigued by the title and description. I was a little skeptical when I began reading. However, I was hooked by the end of chapter 1! I could not put it down! It was one of those stories that I kept wishing went on just a little longer. I highly recommend reading this book.

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Jenn Dow Himstedt

Read it

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2019

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It was a good read. Reminded me a lot of my first 5 years of teaching. I am 14 years in and cannot imagine doing anything else! I have had incredibly hard years—and yes, it never was the kids. I almost got out of education because of the politics, too. But after 14 years, 3 schools in 3 states, I finally found my spot and am really really good at what I do.
This book inspired an assignment for me to do with Frankenstein...so thanks!! We are going to work on taming our inner monsters and then work on perspective with the elementary school kids...have them draw out monsters and write a story; hand off the drawings to my high school seniors to then come up with their own story and sew the monsters to give to the kids!! Then we will have a talk about perspective: how they each saw this one monster.
Anyways, so yes, read the book. Especially if you work in a district where all the kids sit with their hands folded on their desks. It will allow you to see another world.

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pmprdmom

This is what teaching is really like!!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019

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Oh my! As a HS sped math teacher in a low SES school, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the title. I was pleasantly surprised that it’s not about teaching a certain book; it’s about teaching. Period. I’ve dealt with some of these same students. And know that I’m going to be dealing with them in about three weeks...

As a sped teacher, I work with a lot of the same students year after year. I look for the maturity, the growth, the change. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t. It’s really really hard not to take things personally. And sometimes you just want to work with different students...

There are small portions of this book that I will type out and post in my room to keep me going. Last year was an extremely rough year for me. But yet every day is a new day to begin again. To try again. Some days it’s really hard to keep going. This book gives me inspiration to keep trudging along.

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Aaron Waters

If Hunter S. Thompson became a high-school English teacher...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2019

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Great novel about the trials and tribulations of being a teacher. First thing to know is that this novel is very funny, dark humour abounds and I did find myself laughing aloud while reading it. Second, though I am not a teacher myself, it is sub-titled: 'a cautionary tale' and to the credit of the author, I am convinced that many of the most absurd interactions could actually happen, this story is biographical and I think it offers lots of value to anyone thinking about entering the teaching profession! Overall, I think it is a fun read and I genuinely recommend it.

Barbara B.

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2019

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Great book, super witty and fun! Def recommend.

Aleksander Placzek

Realistic and funny novel about teaching

Reviewed in Germany on September 25, 2018

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A great book with a dark sense of humor. It shows the teaching profession as it really is and doesn't sugarcoat it. The author describes every situation perfectly and I felt like I was in the classroom. Teaching Frankenstein is a great novel for people like me with a dark sense of humor. Highly recommend it!

Erik N

Very solid book with a dark sense of humor

Reviewed in Germany on September 8, 2018

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I really enjoyed the contents of the book and shipping took only one day. The cover art is nice and minimalistic and the book itself feels high quality.

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