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Dracula (Wordsworth Collector's Editions)

Dracula (Wordsworth Collector's Editions)

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  • Author：Bram Stoker
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Summary

Count Dracula sleeps in a lordly tomb in the vaults beneath his desolate castle。 His stony eyes are open。 His cheeks have the flush of life beneath their pallor。 On his lips - a mocking， sensuous smile and scarlet-fresh blood。 He has been dead for centuries， yet he may never die。。。

Here begins the story of an evil ages old and forever new。 It is the story of those who feed a diabolic craving into the veins of their victims， into the men and women from whose blood they draw their only sustenance。 It is a novel of peculiar power， of hypnotic fascination。 The reader is warned that he who enters Castle Dracula may not escape its baleful spell， even when he closes this book。

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Nicole ，

do it for the #draculadaily memesDidn’t keep up with the emails but I did have a grand time reading the rest of the physical book the last week or so！ absolutely love Jonathan Harker and Detective Madam Mina！！！ however nothing beats the drama of Lucy and her 3 boyfriends who are also already friends who all propose to her the same day！！！ If dr。 Seward ever tried to talk to me at a party I would run as fast as I could in the other direction this psychologist is insane！！！ also really love that blo do it for the #draculadaily memesDidn’t keep up with the emails but I did have a grand time reading the rest of the physical book the last week or so！ absolutely love Jonathan Harker and Detective Madam Mina！！！ however nothing beats the drama of Lucy and her 3 boyfriends who are also already friends who all propose to her the same day！！！ If dr。 Seward ever tried to talk to me at a party I would run as fast as I could in the other direction this psychologist is insane！！！ also really love that blood transfusions are fine with just like， any blood， and it’s all interchangeable because this was written before blood types were discovered？？？ I really enjoyed this， and I liked all the different perspectives。 Surprised me a bit how little Dracula was actually in the book， but his looming presence persists！！ #riplucy 。。。more

maddy ，

3。5。 she’s finally doneeee！！！ the experience of reading this over the last few months has been fantastic （even when i fell behind… often）。 the book itself？ pretty good！ despite some weird pacing that i didn’t vibe with， the story was what it should have been。 probably won’t read it again tho， that took a lot out of me :/

sofie ，

i love lucy so much i want her to be my girlfriend

Kim ，

Reading this through Dracula Daily was fun， but I would not say I loved the book as a whole？

Mia K ，

"Remember my friend， that knowledge is stronger than memory， and we should not trust the weaker。" Once again， I am wholly unqualified to rate and review classic novels （or any novels， for that matter。 I'm really just rating this based on my own personal enjoyment of the book。For those who don't know about it， I joined the Daily Dracula email project， where I was emailed the entirety of the book over the course of six months， following along with the book's internal timeline。 Dracula is told t "Remember my friend， that knowledge is stronger than memory， and we should not trust the weaker。" Once again， I am wholly unqualified to rate and review classic novels （or any novels， for that matter。 I'm really just rating this based on my own personal enjoyment of the book。For those who don't know about it， I joined the Daily Dracula email project， where I was emailed the entirety of the book over the course of six months， following along with the book's internal timeline。 Dracula is told through a series of dated logs and journal entries， which made reading it in real-time a fun adventure。 And， honestly， I don't know that I would have finished the book if I'd tried to read it all in one sitting。There are parts of the book that are super engaging， and then parts of the book that are super dry。 Unfortunately， I found myself to find the beginning-to-middle sections the most interesting。 Which meant that finishing it usually meant playing some games of catch-up with my Dracula emails， as I'd keep leaving them for the next day。 But the beginning story， with Jonathan Harker and Dracula， and the middle story with Lucy both had me looking forward to each day's email。 （In fact， the Lucy section actively had me laughing out loud at some points）。I enjoyed how all the characters started off with individual stories and were all brought together for a common cause。 I do think the book turned quite bland once they were all together， but that's beside the point。 I also think a lot about what reading this would have been like in the early 1900s without the context of the cultural phenomenon that Dracula （and vampires as a whole） have turned into。 I appreciate that there was a badass female character， even if all her best qualities were deemed great because they're typically masculine qualities。 Obviously this book was written during a time period that viewed women very differently， but some of the ways he wrote about women were regardless quite difficult to me。 Overall I'm glad I read this classic， but I think I might've preferred to read the hilarious Icelandic 'translation'。 。。。more

Kendalyn ，

I'm completely puzzled by the amount of reviews that have described Dracula as dry and boring。 This was edge of the seat reading the whole way through。 Despite this， I'm really grateful I get to read it for one of my classes because the discussions we've had have been so fascinating。 We have been analyzing the text with a feminist lens so I have been particularly aware of what role women play in this text more than anything else。 But the story itself engaging as well as the language。 Bram Stoker I'm completely puzzled by the amount of reviews that have described Dracula as dry and boring。 This was edge of the seat reading the whole way through。 Despite this， I'm really grateful I get to read it for one of my classes because the discussions we've had have been so fascinating。 We have been analyzing the text with a feminist lens so I have been particularly aware of what role women play in this text more than anything else。 But the story itself engaging as well as the language。 Bram Stoker knows how to write an eerie and atmospheric novel。 。。。more

Stuart ，

Reading this chronologically and in real time makes it monumentally a better novel。 Especially doing so with an internet community of people doing the same thing。 Dracula Daily was a really fun experience and elevates the suspense of the novel as well as brings out the joy。 I'm glad I gave it another shot。The book does remain racist though， so yknow。 Stoker can get wrecked for that still。 Reading this chronologically and in real time makes it monumentally a better novel。 Especially doing so with an internet community of people doing the same thing。 Dracula Daily was a really fun experience and elevates the suspense of the novel as well as brings out the joy。 I'm glad I gave it another shot。The book does remain racist though， so yknow。 Stoker can get wrecked for that still。 。。。more

Regina Cattus ，

Not sure I would ever have started reading this book without Dracula Daily， but having it in instalments really built the suspense for me - never knowing when there would be a new instalment （and indeed， being surprised and a little nervous when there wasn't one when I figured there ought to be）， or whether it would be a few lines or the many many lines associated with our dear Van Helsing。It was also interesting how much it diverted from my assumptions about the story， based solely on general p Not sure I would ever have started reading this book without Dracula Daily， but having it in instalments really built the suspense for me - never knowing when there would be a new instalment （and indeed， being surprised and a little nervous when there wasn't one when I figured there ought to be）， or whether it would be a few lines or the many many lines associated with our dear Van Helsing。It was also interesting how much it diverted from my assumptions about the story， based solely on general pop culture， having never read or watched Dracula before。 The plot itself， the precise abilities of Dracula， how the characters work out what's going on， what they do about it， the stakes （pun half-intended）， the characters （particularly Van Helsing - I certainly wasn't picturing him as a rather sweet old rambling grandpa who just occasionally stabs things）。And， of course， I enjoyed the Tumblr commentary as we went （this also encouraged me to read entries on the day， to avoid spoilers， which I wouldn't have expected to have to worry about with such a well-known story）。Overall， it's a rather dated and rambly， but nonetheless quite entertaining book， particularly in the date-instalments format。 。。。more

Glori ，

Es un buen libro， nos da a los lectores la cantidad y combinación necesaria de drama， suspenso y romance。 Hubiera entrado en mis libros favoritos pero es demasiado sexista y Mina pudo haber tenido más protagonismo como personaje。Jonatan y Mina <3

Edward Waverley ，

Van Helsing is a unique creation in literary history， and really makes the book。 He's the ultimate nutty professor， and while I initially found some of his verbal tics grating， I eventually saw that they were essential to his appeal and virtue。One of the funniest moments （I see it as intentionally so on Stoker's part） is when the group is making plans for their final attack upon Dracula， the morning after his assault upon Mina。 Jonathan keeps badgering Van Helsing to get to the point so they can Van Helsing is a unique creation in literary history， and really makes the book。 He's the ultimate nutty professor， and while I initially found some of his verbal tics grating， I eventually saw that they were essential to his appeal and virtue。One of the funniest moments （I see it as intentionally so on Stoker's part） is when the group is making plans for their final attack upon Dracula， the morning after his assault upon Mina。 Jonathan keeps badgering Van Helsing to get to the point so they can all get on with the business at hand， and says， "Well we're losing time！" And Van Helsing says， “Not so！” said Van Helsing， holding up his hand。“But why？” I asked。“Do you forget，” he said， with actually a smile， “that last night he banqueted heavily， and will sleep late？” This is traumatizing to Mina and Jonathan， and Van Helsing hastens to correct his faux pas but it's a damned funny one at that。 Stoker IMO handles perfectly the complex job of both indexing and sublimating an extremely bizarre legendarium with a the exact right mixture of scientific/moral seriousness and comic relief， the latter often arising at totally unexpected moments。 It's like， "And then there is the soil。。。and don't forget the garlic。。。not to mention his penchant for blood。。。the man was practically sucking it down with your wife just last night！ Oh， erm， sorry Mina。" 🤣Phenomenal passage from Chapter XXV where Mina gives the "Promise to execute me" speech。 TAKE THE UXORICIDE PILL！ “And must I， too， make such a promise， oh， my wife？”“You too， my dearest，” she said， with infinite yearning of pity in her voice and eyes。 “You must not shrink。 You are nearest and dearest and all the world to me; our souls are knit into one， for all life and all time。 Think， dear， that there have been times when brave men have killed their wives and their womenkind， to keep them from falling into the hands of the enemy。 Their hands did not falter any the more because those that they loved implored them to slay them。 It is men’s duty towards those whom they love， in such times of sore trial！ And oh， my dear， if it is to be that I must meet death at any hand， let it be at the hand of him that loves me best。 Dr。 Van Helsing， I have not forgotten your mercy in poor Lucy’s case to him who loved”—she stopped with a flying blush， and changed her phrase—“to him who had best right to give her peace。 If that time shall come again， I look to you to make it a happy memory of my husband’s life that it was his loving hand which set me free from the awful thrall upon me。” Plainly， Stoker was U-Pilled。 He understood that it was man's highest calling to comply， if and when his wife should require him to kill her out of mercy。 As for me， I get it。 My wife has often begged me to promise I would kill her if we are thrown into a situation where her most likely outcome would be enslavement or some barbaric death or if she was at risk of becoming an undead monster。 And it goes without saying: I made that vow gladly， but with the Harker Quaver in my voice as I uttered it。Stoker is getting at an enormous theme of Christianity， the fact that there are fates worse than death。 This idea is impossible to believe in apart from faith in Jesus Christ， who has already conquered death on behalf of all His children。 The same idea animates and motivates the vampire hunters， and is the heart of Mina's speech。 She is saying that the men must look beyond the appearance of flesh and see the spiritual warfare behind the visible as they wrestle not against flesh and blood。The book， like all great books， becomes more and more vividly theological as it reaches its climax。It is not always easy to parse Stoker's intent in the narrative， but for me it is usually fairly clear。 There are times when his tongue is firmly in his cheek， and the newspaper articles make that mode the most obvious; this mode also includes the most bombastic flare-ups of Van Helsing's broken English， and （I would argue） several of the most garishly melodramatic exchanges between the men and the ladies。But he also has a tendency to slide almost invisibly into the most earnest expressions of what can only be called High Victorian moralizing， of which I am a rather unabashed fan。 Not for its edifying power （which is negligible） but for its comedy。 Whether Stoker really believed in all this angelic ladies nonsense himself， it is clear that the market for it then was insatiable and the book's popularity in his day establishes that beyond any doubt。 Meanwhile， the most over-the-top dialogue （of which I have spoken extensively for weeks） raises fascinating questions about Victorian sex roles， both official and revealed。Near the end of the book， Mina's memorandum to the group about her hypothesis， has a great title， "Count Dracula's Problem"。 It's really more like a powerpoint or email than a Victorian diary entry。 It highlights one of the major triumphs of Stoker's book， which is his nimble use of a wide range of narrative strategies （and assigning lively voices to each one without confusing the reader）。 We have， of course， the diary entries， but also: newspaper stories， phonograph transcripts， letters （at least one never delivered to its intended recipient）， interpolated stories within certain frames， and then Mina's memo。Mina's memo allows Stoker to present Mina in a totally new light which has been hitherto only hinted at， namely her "masculine mind" as described several times by Van Helsing。 It would not have worked for this part to be in the form of a speech Mina made to the group on the eve of their final attack。 Wouldn't have worked because Mina is not the kind to stand up and make a speech in front of men， even a group like the hunters for whom she felt such evident mutual admiration; it would be anathema for one as sweet as Madame Mina to address men in such a businesslike manner。 Besides， as soon as she started， she would be interrupted by some fawning speech by the Professor， likely quoting Le Belle Dame Sans Merci as authority for his panegyrics。So Stoker merges two previous threads from earlier notes in Mina's character: 1）Secretary and 2）Sherlock-Holmes style deductive thinker （that masculine brain again）。 A memo it is！ Then he proceeds to put into her brain a fascinating persuasive essay， stunning in its airtight logical prowess， outlining what Dracula's thoughts must have been from the moment he realized he was being cornered in London， until he reached Galatz。 Again， having her do an actual five-point sermon would never have made sense， and a lazier or less resourceful author would likely have ruined this section。 But by the ingenious technique of having Mina type up her thoughts into what amounts basically to a police report， Stoker pulls it off！The section itself is a rich nutshell of fun detail about the timeline of the previous five chapters （or so） and lends urgent credence to many aspects of the narrative which， to this point， have been an enticing but muddled network of piecemeal journal entries。 Mina imposes powerful narrative coherence on "Count Dracula's Problem" and winds up with her electrifying conclusion， that Dracula is almost resistlessly proven to be sailing one of just two rivers， the Sereth or the Pruth， and then we get this proper congratulations to the greatest sleuth ever to precede Nancy Drew: When I had done reading， Jonathan took me in his arms and kissed me。 The others kept shaking me by both hands， and Dr。 Van Helsing said:—“Our dear Madam Mina is once more our teacher。 Her eyes have been where we were blinded。 Now we are on the track once again， and this time we may succeed。 Our enemy is at his most helpless; and if we can come on him by day， on the water， our task will be over。 He has a start， but he is powerless to hasten， as he may not leave his box lest those who carry him may suspect; for them to suspect would be to prompt them to throw him in the stream where he perish。 This he knows， and will not。 Now men， to our Council of War; for， here and now， we must plan what each and all shall do。” 。。。more

Trish ，

That was fun。 Dracula is told through letters and journal entries。 Dracula Daily emails you the day's installment。 That was fun。 Dracula is told through letters and journal entries。 Dracula Daily emails you the day's installment。 。。。more

Gina ，

I read this via Dracula Daily and it was such a fun experience！ I'd never planned on reading it， but I'm so glad I did， it's given me new insights into the story that aren't part of the cultural osmosis about Dracula。 I read this via Dracula Daily and it was such a fun experience！ I'd never planned on reading it， but I'm so glad I did， it's given me new insights into the story that aren't part of the cultural osmosis about Dracula。 。。。more

Selah ，

dracula daily i hated you but now i miss you

D。 B。 Guin ，

It is I， your local reader of classics back with yet another meaningless 3-star review。 I， your local vampire-hater once again reading a book about vampires。 I， your local hypocrite who， disliking Gothic literature， once more chooses a book in that genre。Full disclosure， I read this because of the Dracula Daily memes。 And because it's epistolary， and that by nature makes things easier to read。And actually？ It was a lot more fun than I expected。Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania as a young lawy It is I， your local reader of classics back with yet another meaningless 3-star review。 I， your local vampire-hater once again reading a book about vampires。 I， your local hypocrite who， disliking Gothic literature， once more chooses a book in that genre。Full disclosure， I read this because of the Dracula Daily memes。 And because it's epistolary， and that by nature makes things easier to read。And actually？ It was a lot more fun than I expected。Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania as a young lawyer to help a local nobleman with his property acquisition in England。 There， he finds himself trapped by the Count， who seems to only show up at night， never eats， and has suspiciously sharp teeth？ I'm really not sure why Dracula didn't make Jonathan one of his victims during this period， especially since it seemed like he was intending to （"This man is MINE。"） but just drew it out for a ridiculously long time？ Anyway， he escapes， and then we adjourn to England where an assortment of odd characters stand ready to be sucked into the mounting vampiric struggle:1。 Mina， Jonathan's soon-to-be wife， who is a perfect angel， a loving and conscientious wife， so smart that she is said to have a "man's brain，" the subject of a truly shocking amount of benevolently fawning sexism， the train fiend， etc。2。 Van Helsing， a doctor？？ Maybe？ Supposedly he is a doctor， but also he somehow has extensive experience with vampires。 This man is always talking but somehow never saying anything， just going on and on in weirdly affected broken English。 He's the only one who knows anything but manages to be incredibly unhelpful regardless。3。 Jack， who runs an insane asylum， also probably a doctor。 Blood types？ Never heard of her。4。 Lucy， who for a brief moment is beautiful， rich， a good friend， loved by all， etc。 before she spends the rest of her time as a helpless victim。 This whole episode is incredibly frustrating。 How many times must Van Helsing and Jack pronounce her saved and then come back the next day to find her once again dying？ Come on， guys。5。 Arthur， Lucy's former fiancé and the moneybags of the group。 Finances the whole vampire hunt and uses his title as nobility to smooth everything over。 Also， for some reason， a steamboat enthusiast and mechanic？6。 Quincey， Token American™。 "I propose that we add Winchesters to our armament。 I have a kind of belief in a Winchester when there is any trouble of that sort around。" MURICA。7。 Jonathan， the former mild-mannered lawyer's clerk turned white-haired avenger who for some unexplained reason wields a Ghurka knife from India？ Seriously， is it just me or did Stoker just fully not explain the Kukri knife？ It just came out of nowhere。Also， why did Dracula seem to only target women？ Clearly vampires can target men， or Dracula himself wouldn't have been created， so this is odd。 I'm wholesale glossing over all the weird sexual undertones。 They're vague enough to be easily glossed over but there clearly enough that if you try to look closer at anything， you can't avoid seeing them。AND ANOTHER THING， how did Jonathan's last valiant slash with his knife successfully kill Dracula？ By all the lore we've so far learned from Van Helsing， that shouldn't have worked。The lore here in general is just very fascinating。 I love the strict limitations of vampire power， which commonly only get used in part in modern vampire stories。 We're all familiar with vampires having to be invited in， but lying there completely helpless all day， unable to be woken？ Being limited by the bounds of their home territory， i。e。 the boxes of dirt？ Now that's intriguing。 。。。more

Mika ，

READ: 11/07/223。5Dracula is an epistolary novel that initially follows Johnathan Harker， a young solicitor who is traveling to see a client on behalf of his boss， Count Dracula。 We get to read his letters， and other correspondence。 We read journals， such as that of Mina Murray （his fiance） and even newspapers that all， in some way， tie into the mysterious happenings around our cast as they are faced with a powerful， supernatural foe in the form of the one， the only， the legendary， iconic Dracula READ: 11/07/223。5Dracula is an epistolary novel that initially follows Johnathan Harker， a young solicitor who is traveling to see a client on behalf of his boss， Count Dracula。 We get to read his letters， and other correspondence。 We read journals， such as that of Mina Murray （his fiance） and even newspapers that all， in some way， tie into the mysterious happenings around our cast as they are faced with a powerful， supernatural foe in the form of the one， the only， the legendary， iconic Dracula。This isn't the first vampire story， but it is one of the most well known， and I like many people， kinda intended to read it， one day， in the future。 What propelled me to actually read it was a friend informing me of her intent to read it through a newsletter called Dracula Daily。Yes， like many people， I read Dracula via the newsletter Dracula Daily （link）。 The project is to email the events of Dracula chronologically starting May 3rd， and concluding on November 7th。 As such， I read it in a way distinct from Stoker's original intent。 Furthermore， I participated in the community aspect of the reading。 From hilarious art of Dracula cleaning his castle to in depth discussions on the racism in Dracula。And that part of the experience was wonderful。 We all， collectively grew to care for this foolish English man Jonathan， who was obviously a prisoner of Dracula。 I anticipated getting to see Quincey P Morris on page。 We all loved the zookeeper， and I will now say "in his lizard fashion"， because that phrase is burned in my mind。Whenever characters would not spot obvious dangers， it was lovely to share my frustrations。 （view spoiler）[ When Mrs Westneria takes down all the garlic from Lucy's room ಠ_ಠ （hide spoiler）] This transformed my emotions I to fondness for the text and camaraderie w other readers。 The Dracula Daily experience also gave me a way to look past the novel's many， many faults。Reading alone， I think I would have quit what with the slurs， racist stereotypes， benevolent sexism， self aggrandizing tirades about how great men are （often said by women）。 Please， I will die happy if I never have to hear about Mina being a "good woman" again。I did genuinely have things I liked in the novel unrelated to how I read it。 I really do love Mina， and that she gets to be smart， resourceful， and a part of the team。 She loves Lucy so much， and I only wish we got more from the two throughout the novel。I thought Quincey's introduction was hilarious， and I'm so sad he doesn't have more page time。 The only stereotyping that reads as fond， because to be honest who doesn't love the platonic ideal of a cowboy？I know some people reading also found the writing to be difficult to get through （Stoker loves to go on about the scenery）， but I actually found I liked the atmosphere created。 Yes， sometimes the story stalled， but I was here for it。 Particularly， two scenes stick out in my mind。 （view spoiler）[ The scene where Lucy is attacked at night with her mother's actual corpse lying on yo of her， holy shit。 And the scene where Mina finds Lucy in the graveyard， were so spooky。 （hide spoiler）] It's not everyone's taste， but I think Stoker wrote it with the gothic vibes in mind。As far as the writing itself， with the caveat that I read it unconventionally， I thought it was pretty good。 My only quibble was in the pacing， and repetitive nature of certain plot beats。 It also ended quite abruptly， but maybe that was my impression because at that point I'd been in the story for so long （having read it since May）。Would I recommend reading Dracula？ Kinda。On the one hand， it is an accessible classic to read with a newly robust fandom， that takes all the truly fun bits of the text and really highlights them。 I would recommend it if you really like engaging with books， moreso than I would recommend the text itself alone。 Much has been written about and inspired by Dracula， and while I enjoyed my time with the text， I think I will enjoy even more my experience in thinking about it afterwards， and reflecting on the experience。 。。。more

Emily ，

I fell a couple months behind on my Dracula Daily emails but finally have caught up and finished the book。 Probably next year I'll try again， because it really does add to the experience to keep pace with the timeline of the story as it happens， with the mounting tension and all。 I fell a couple months behind on my Dracula Daily emails but finally have caught up and finished the book。 Probably next year I'll try again， because it really does add to the experience to keep pace with the timeline of the story as it happens， with the mounting tension and all。 。。。more

Lucy Madsen ，

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this！ I read it for Daily Dracula and the daily installments were a really fun way to read it。

Kathryn Williams ，

I wanted to like this more than I did。 I can see how so many books， movies， and other art have been influenced by this story。 I did like the team aspect in the story but a lot of the ideas of religion， gender， and the foreigner irked me。

Maria M ，

Read this trough "Dracula Daily" and it was a delight！ Such a unique way to read the book。 Read this trough "Dracula Daily" and it was a delight！ Such a unique way to read the book。 。。。more

Xain ，

It's ok。 Dracula is barely in it lol。 Might as well call the book 'Lucy' It's ok。 Dracula is barely in it lol。 Might as well call the book 'Lucy' 。。。more

Ines ，

Kudos to Mark Gatiss for a super narration because had I read this alone with a physical copy， I would have 1） given up halfway through and 2） not liked it。 However， I was very pleasantly spooked and engaged the whole time。

Chiara Turci ，

（Audiobook）Would have been 5 stars had Mina Harker been THE actual vampire slayer。 She definitely had it in her。

giuliana ，

AAAªªAAAª。

Ben ，

A fab start which devolves into men dithering for months on end

Jenny ，

Not my usual genre and definitely not one I’d normally pickup on my own accord。 Fantastic！ Not at all what our modern interpretation has cast it to be， and I’m so much the better for having read this。 I almost couldn’t put it down， and will definitely read again。

Alex T。 ，

I read this one through that Dracula Daily email subscription where you're sent a part of the book each day as it happens "in real time"。 A fun concept but the book was just a very uninteresting slog to get through。 Will not be writing a review proper for the blog for this one。 I read this one through that Dracula Daily email subscription where you're sent a part of the book each day as it happens "in real time"。 A fun concept but the book was just a very uninteresting slog to get through。 Will not be writing a review proper for the blog for this one。 。。。more

K。 ，

Re-read with Dracula Daily 🧛

Beatrice M ，

this is a very long book。 while reading i thought to myself - an editor should have slashed the 50+ appearances of the word “voluptuous”， the lengthy descriptions of the sexy vampire ladies， and every conversation where they’re like “thank God we didn’t drag Madam Mina into this” or “thank God we brought our Winchester rifles。”upon finishing， i knew at once i was wrong。 the book needed the chapter-long breaks to discuss train schedules， ship inspection laws， Mina’s beautiful pallor etc。 it would this is a very long book。 while reading i thought to myself - an editor should have slashed the 50+ appearances of the word “voluptuous”， the lengthy descriptions of the sexy vampire ladies， and every conversation where they’re like “thank God we didn’t drag Madam Mina into this” or “thank God we brought our Winchester rifles。”upon finishing， i knew at once i was wrong。 the book needed the chapter-long breaks to discuss train schedules， ship inspection laws， Mina’s beautiful pallor etc。 it would simply be too scary if it was pared down。 。。。more

Kristen ，

3。5 starsThe good parts were really good and the boring parts were really boring。 Loved the spooky creepy bits。

Kim ，

What better way to finish the season than with this horror classic。 The character needs no introduction nor any last name。 He’s inspired a Sesame Street character and a children’s cereal spokesman。 The book has been reimagined， told from varying viewpoints， featured and co-starred in a variety of TV series’s and movies， set in different locales， inspired graphic novels， spin-offs， and the list goes on。 Still it was this one classic book with an unforgettable character and the author’s gift for s What better way to finish the season than with this horror classic。 The character needs no introduction nor any last name。 He’s inspired a Sesame Street character and a children’s cereal spokesman。 The book has been reimagined， told from varying viewpoints， featured and co-starred in a variety of TV series’s and movies， set in different locales， inspired graphic novels， spin-offs， and the list goes on。 Still it was this one classic book with an unforgettable character and the author’s gift for suspense， storytelling， and such meaningful description and symbolism is the one must read of the entire group。 。。。more

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