Goodreads asked Kristopher Kelly:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Kristopher Kelly Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature he created. I think there should have been love there. Instead, Frankenstein showed horror. Revulsion. Cast out the being he'd brought into existence. It's about responsibility, hubris, a lack of foresight, and the destructive consequences of Frankenstein's actions speak to so many situations. It's great stuff -- and it's great because of how erudite and compassionate the Creature is, especially when compared the gentleman scientist who manages to show far less humanity than the novel's would-be monster does.

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