MIch elle Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Well, listening to it on my ipod, not reading it per say. With the Twilight series all the rage, I decided to read the original inspiration for the series instead of the Twilight series. The language and style of the book suits my taste. Many elements of the plot remind me of Harry Potter. Anyone else a Dracula fan? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Haven't read that yet, but I must say I was quite pleased with myself for reading Frankenstein two summers ago. I really enjoyed it! I'll look for Dracula. (I guess that has nothing to do with your post, but I will forever link Frank to Dracula--and no, we never had Frankenberry and Count Chocula at home when I was growing up! lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 LOVE ALL DRACULA!!!!! I love the vampire movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Anyone else a Dracula fan? :DSo much so I have not one, but three annotated editions, including two by Leonard Wolf. The notes are better in the new Wolf edition, but the old edition is oversized and has illustrations as well as appendices including detailed maps and calendars of events. Here's the old edition in hardcover, and in paperback (horrible, horrible cover on the latter). Dracula Unearthed is good too, though detail heavy. There's *another* annotated edition, The New Annotated Dracula (2008), but I didn't see much new when leafing through it, and didn't think it was worth the purchase price. I'll pick it up if I see it sometime for next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Love Dracula. I read it the first time when I was 15, and again a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmen_and_Company Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Dracula was one of a handful of books Taz and I enjoyed reading together during 8th grade, and has a place on our favorites bookshelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Bram Stoker's Dracula has been one of my all time favorite books since I first read it in high school. I have probably read it maybe 50 times!! My book completely fell apart I've read it so much. hehe It's strange, because I know exactly what is going to happen and there are absolutely no surprises because I've read it so many times, but I still just love this book. I go back to it over and over again. I love the story and the writing. It's like an old friend to me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I read it this past fall. I did enjoy most of it even though at times it was a little mushy/emotional (Victorian?). I was glad when the chase was over. That seemed to drag. Renfield creeped me out years ago, but this time I enjoyed his character more. Thanks Moira, for the book recommendations. BTW, do you all happen to know which movie follows the book the best? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 I would have read it sooner! :D I'm at chapter 26 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 So much so I have not one, but three annotated editions, including two by Leonard Wolf. The notes are better in the new Wolf edition, but the old edition is oversized and has illustrations as well as appendices including detailed maps and calendars of events. Here's the old edition in hardcover, and in paperback (horrible, horrible cover on the latter). Dracula Unearthed is good too, though detail heavy. There's *another* annotated edition, The New Annotated Dracula (2008), but I didn't see much new when leafing through it, and didn't think it was worth the purchase price. I'll pick it up if I see it sometime for next to nothing. ...so I can look at the maps & notes. I WISH I had them when I started! The boyars were the Russian upper class; Count Dracula (stated in the book) was a boyar. I wouldn't have known that term if it weren't for our SOTW 3 reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I read a little on Wikipedia about the film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and I was disappointed that it sounds so different from the book. Yesterday I was in Borders Bookstore and came across a graphic version of Dracula. I flipped through it to see how true it was to the book. It looked like it actually sticks to the original story. I thought it might be a good introduction for those with children who like graphic novels. Graphic Classics Dracula Hmm...this doesn't have a good review, but what do I know? I don't read graphic novels. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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