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I've skimmed over half the book. I might pick it up again; I might not.
Here's the problem.
If you've read The Vampire: A Casebook or any other book about vampires, you know everything that this book is talking about.
Honestly, I also would have thought that some one working for Nat Geo would have gotten Mary Shelley's relationship to Clare Clarmont correct.
So I went back and finished it. There are better vampire studies out there. It's slightly intersting for the bit about Venice, but the last bit ...more
Here's the problem.
If you've read The Vampire: A Casebook or any other book about vampires, you know everything that this book is talking about.
Honestly, I also would have thought that some one working for Nat Geo would have gotten Mary Shelley's relationship to Clare Clarmont correct.
So I went back and finished it. There are better vampire studies out there. It's slightly intersting for the bit about Venice, but the last bit ...more
A really engrossing and interesting look at the origins of the vampire myth in various cultures, and how it has changed and grown over various novel incarnations to the present-day fascination with all things fanged.
Jul 03, 2013
Kme_17
marked it as to-read
Oct 02, 2013
Cat
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Jun 13, 2018
Neverdust
marked it as to-read
