From the Bookshelf of Between the Lines

Dracula
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Start date
October 1, 2009
Finish date
October 31, 2009
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Voted for October book group read.

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Emily AndersMillKnits
Jan 26, 2009 rated it it was amazing
The language is sometimes tough to get through but the story and the imagery is marvelous! My favorite part is near the beginning (when it is just opening to us) telling of Jonathan Harker's journey to Transylvania when he first meets Count Dracula and his stay in his castle. This is the meat and potatoes of the story. As I said before, the imagery is just breathtaking at this juncture of the novel. A must read ...more
Vada Taylor
Nov 15, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: kindle-to-read
I loved it! It was creepy and suspenseful without being full of gore and guts. I'm glad I took the time to read this old classic. ...more
Angela Randall
We actually own this as one half of a book with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Dracula/Frankenstein

Dracula/Frankenstein by Bram Stoker

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Liz
Jun 08, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics
This book is a must read. I don't like how he paints women as two dimensional sex sex sex wanting beings. But other than that it was very well written and enlightening. Basically the whole vampire thing is a metaphor of English society. I thought the ending could have been a little better. They hunt for months (and i read hundreds of pages) for it all to end in half a page with little drama. ...more
Nicole Doiron
Feb 04, 2009 marked it as to-read
Fadhia Mahamood
Mar 19, 2009 marked it as to-read
Cristy
Mar 22, 2009 rated it liked it
Aine O'Mahoney
Mar 24, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: irish
Anita
Mar 30, 2009 rated it really liked it
Leah Whiteman
Apr 02, 2009 marked it as to-read
Jessica
May 18, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Chantelle
Sep 03, 2009 marked it as to-read
Urangoo
Nov 29, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: horror
Vasy
Mar 05, 2010 rated it it was ok
Laura
Aug 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
AmberBug com*
Apr 30, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classic
Ozum
Jun 10, 2013 rated it it was ok
Shelves: audio-books
Melissa Sparks
Nov 09, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Jaimie
Dec 08, 2013 rated it liked it
Malou
May 27, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shanelle Sorensen
Jul 03, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: classics, read-2015
Mary
Nov 16, 2022 rated it really liked it