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Dracula

Bram Stoker

Start date: October 1, 2023

Finish date: October 31, 2023

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Feb 09, 2018 Jenny Podesta rated it really liked it

I always find it difficult to rate the classics. It feels like they should get a bonus star for their long term successes and popularity. If I were rating this on the quality of writing it would be a five.

The first 1/3 of the book moved swiftly and was thrilling. Once they got to the middle 2/3 of the book, I found Lucy's character to be annoying and her sick/death scenes to be monotonous. She was sick, she was well, she was sick she was well... over and over. I recognize the significance of th ...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Elizabeth rated it liked it

This is my first journey into the 'horror' genre. Definitely outside my personal norm. I wasn't sure if I would like it because I hate horror movies. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I actually enjoyed reading it. It was a unique combination for me to have the creepiness of the story, in the Victorian language that I find so beautiful.

I considered choosing this as a book club read, but started reading the intro and decided it might be too risque. I decided to stop reading what all the lit ...more

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