Dracula
3 CDs, 3 hours New Read Books Dracula Author Bram Stoker – kino-fada.fr Here are some thoughts on this book.1 I would have been all OVER this in 1897.2 I would like Van Helsing to be quiet 3 I can suspend disbelief for the vampires but not for the blood transfusions4 I know it was 1897 and blood types weren t discovered until 1901 according to my very in depth research wikipedia but I still cannot get past it5 The Texan would go outside and just randomly shoot things for fun, including things sitting on windowsills of windows in rooms where live people are Here are some thoughts on this book.1 I would have been all OVER this in 1897.2 I would like Van Helsing to be quiet 3 I can suspend disbelief for the vampires but not for the blood transfusions4 I know it was 1897 and blood types weren t discovered until 1901 according to my very in depth research wikipedia but I still cannot get past it5 The Texan would go outside and just randomly shoot things for fun, including things sitting on windowsills of windows in rooms where live people are hanging out, so he was clearly the most realistic character6 VAN HELSING SHUT UP 7 Oh cool, another chapter from Mina s POV finally oh nope it s just Van Helsing talking to her the whole time8 This book is called Dracula but it should have been called Dracula Lite because he was barely in it after the hilarious first few chapters where Jonathan is co...Managed to finish this Second time studying, but first successful read through.I enjoyed itthis time around, mainly because I actually read the last quarter or so of the book, which was the most enjoyable in my opinion.Dracula the very name instantly brings to mind visions of vampires, stakes, garlic and crucifixes But when one bothers to read the novel they may realise how twisted modern vampire fiction has become.Vampires are not meant to exist as heroes Go back a few hundred years and men believed truly that the vampire was a real immortal, cursed to quench his undying thirst with a living mortal s blood The very idea of a blood drinker inspires the very image of a villain to the mind And that is what Dracula the very name instantly brings to mind visions of vampires, stakes, garlic and crucifixes But when one bothers to read the novel they may realise how twisted modern vampire fiction has become.Vampires are not meant to exist as heroes Go back a few hundred years and men believed truly that the vampire was a real immortal, cursed to quench his undying thirst with a living mortal s blood The very idea of a blood drinker ... Dracula is, of course, one of the most renowned horror stories, and the most well known vampire novel Bram Stoker set the ground rules for what a vampire should be, and set the benchmark for all other writers of the vampire afterwards Indeed, if tyrannical villains are a necessity of Gothic fiction then Count Dracula is the father of all gothic villains, in spite of it being one of the last Gothic fiction novels to be wri...4.5 Bloodsucking StarsOnce again welcome to my house Come freely Go safely and leave something of the happiness you bring I want you to believe to believe in things that you cannot I m not a big scary book fan, but I have been known to read some spooky stuff Two books that I found most terrifying were Peter Straub s Ghost Story, which is also one of my all time favorites, and Stephen King s Different Seasons Ok the last one isn t that scary but it s my favorite Stephen K 4.5 Bloodsucking StarsOnce again welcome to my house Come freely Go safely and leave something of the happiness you bring I want you to believe to believe in things that you cannot I m not a big scary book fan, but I have been known to read some spooky stuff Two books that I found most terrifying were Peter Straub s Ghost Story, which is also one of my all time favorites, and Stephen King s Different Se...As I expected this one goes straight to the favourites shelf Whether you have read it or not, we all know loosely the story of Dracula Although I assume a lot of people think of it as the bloodthirsty vampire book it definitely is not Have no doubts this is a horror novel but not like those of modern day, the horror here is perceived as much as it is read, simply by the amazing words of Bram Stoker There is no real gore here this is not the Hollywood Dracula, nor is it Buffy the Vampire Sl As I expected this one goes straight to the favourites shelf Whether you have read it or not, we all know loosely the story of Dracula Although I assume a lot of people think of it as the bloodthirsty vampire book it definitely is not Have no doubts this is a horror novel but not like those of modern day, the horror here is perceived as much as it is read, simply by the amazing words of Bram Stoker There is no real gore here this is not the Hollywood Dracula, nor is it Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Interview with the Vampire.Forget your views of flying nasty invasive bats and laughing Vampires in capes They are here, they exist in this book but the 21st Century Vampire is not Dracula although Dracula in the original Everything you see today is the image of Dracula but moulded and enhanced and with a tonne of gore thrown in.This is a literary horror, it pushes th...Welcome to my house Come freely Go safely And leave something of the happiness you bring These are pretty much the first words spoken to Jonathan Harker, one of the heroes of Bram Stoker s Dracula, upon his arrival at Count Dracula s castle in Transylvania, just minutes after a nightmare journey through the landscape of gothic horror darkness, howling wolves, flames erupting out of the blue, frightened horses Within a few days of his arrival, Harker will find himself talking of the Count Welcome to my house Come freely Go safely And leave something of the happiness you bring These are pretty much the first words spoken to Jonathan Harker, one of the heroes of Bram Stoker s Dracula, upon his arrival at Count Dracula s castle in Transylvania, just minutes after a nightmare journey through the landscape of gothic horror darkness, howling wolves, flames erupting out of the blue, frightened horses Within a few days of his arrival, Harker will find himself talking of the Count s wickedly blazing eyes and new schemes of villainy and have some hair raising encounters with t...I believe this may be the edition I read first This is an amazing book I ve read reviews by those who disagree and reviews by those who hated the format But I was swept up in it the first time I read it as a teen and have been every time since My advice is don t worry about all the psychological baggag...I was rather disappointed by this classic It started out with promise, especially the Jonathan Harker bits Then all the male characters descended into blubbering worshippers of the two female characters, and by t...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I highly recommend reading this to any fans of the vampire genre It is a commitment and investment for the reader, but it is worthwhile While Dracula is not the 1st vampire novel story, it has firmly established many of the conventions of the vampire genre I must say that no movie version I have watched does this justice Bram Stoker s Dracula might have been a somewhat faithful rendition, but it took unforgivable liberties with the relationship between Mina and Dracula, and downplayed the de I highly recommend reading this to any fans of the vampire genre It is a commitment and investment for the reader, but it is worthwhile While Dracula is not the 1st vampire novel story, it has firmly established many of the conventions of the vampire genre I must say that no movie version I have watched does this justice Bram Stoker s Dracula might have been a somewhat faithful rendition, but it took unforgivable liberties...
- English
- 11 February 2017 Bram Stoker
- Paperback
- 488 pages
- 0393970124
- Bram Stoker
- Dracula