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November Group Read: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Whoohoo! I'm going to try to participate this month because this is an old favorite of mine. :)
Char wrote: "Whoohoo! I'm going to try to participate this month because this is an old favorite of mine. :)"I've never read it and am so ashamed!
Nice! When you finish, you may want to check out the prequel to DRACULA I wrote with Dacre Stoker (Bram's great grandnephew). DRACULA was never meant to be a work of fiction -
I'm excited to read this for the first time.
Dracula is actually sitting on my bedside stand. I was gonna tackle it after We Have Always Lived in This Castle. Nice choice!
Great - I had it on my Chills and Thrills Challenge list for October and I don't think I'm going to get to it this month :) Looking forward to it!
I like to think I'm well read; however, I've never read this classic. Looks like it's time to finally cross it off the list.
Also looking forward to it!
I have never read this classic :( I know shame ! I'm going to try to squeeze it in
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Good idea. Since I've already read Dracula a few times, I'll read Dracul instead.
I read it quite recently so I will not read it again by now, but I will look into the conversation.
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This is the one I want to read--I'm obsessed with Vladislav Dracul. ;)
Never read it so have to find a cooy
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In the first message here, there's a link to a free download. :)
I read Dracula for the first time a couple of years ago, but would love to re-read with you. I also have it on audiobook!
🤔🤔 let’s give it a go
I've read it a long time ago. I will do a re-read with the full cast audio version. I like revisiting old favorites with the audio to see how the narrators perform the characters.
I’m excited to participate this month. It will be my first time. Dracula is a book that has been on my TBR for ages. I want to read it before I read Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian.
I just started a reread last week. I can't wait for the discussion.
Excited to revisit this classic!
I read it last month so excited to join in with the discussion. I'm actually going to a Halloween party as Mina Murray-Harker tonight!
I really liked this book. I love vampires and dream often about them.I am really looking forward to the discussion
Read this a few years back but that was like my 3rd re-read so I am ready.
Never read it so I am looking forward to getting off my duff and getting it read!
I found a bunch of unabridged audio productions on YouTube for Dracula. Which one is the best? I may be listening and reading depending on time. This one is about 18 hours long so finding a good narrator is important!https://www.youtube.com/results?searc...
If anyone is interested to see my Mina Murray costume
Love it! Thanks for sharing Jess :)
That's great Jess - have fun.
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Really clever. Shows a love for the novel.
Did anyone notice the bite marks on Jess' throat with a little smear of blood...Very well done.
I just started it and love it so far. I can't believe I've waited so long to finally read this one.
Great costume Jess!November is such a good month for vampires so I'm excited about the group reads.
Any early thoughts on this one? If this is your first time reading it, does it live up to its legend? I'm still looking for a good audio so I can squeeze it in between other books. If you find one (legally free) let me know! I do not have an Audible subscription.
No spoilers here.I did a re-read a few years ago and had a few thoughts
1. The part of the story that takes place on The Demeter is still one of my favorite parts. Why do the film treatments gloss over it?
2. Some very disturbing stuff happens at the castle at the beginning
3. I love the epistolary format
4. Damn, Stoker sure was repetitive. I found myself skimming dialogue that just went on too long and was redundant.
5. Drac's plan for relocating to London and the logistics of it was very well thought out. I found his elaborate plans fascinating.
6. The first and last quarters of the book are fantastic
7. Yeah Texas! (I live near Dallas) I later read that Stoker and Doyle (and many others at this time) were fascinated by the old West.
As a companion piece--there is a really fun novel by Saberhagen (who wrote the screenplay for Bram Stoker's Dracula I believe) where he tells the entire story, pretty much scene by scene, from Dracula's point of view and Drac complains that Stoker misrepresented what happened and is he is quite offended. He points out specific scenes in the novel that really pissed him off and gives his side of the story and how he says those events really went down.
Corinne wrote: "Here is my review done recently. I was on the hunt for a good narrator also, you'll see why in the review. I listened on audiobook in the car.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (spo..."
Narration is extremely important. Thanks for all of the "nots". That will help me weed a few out.
Uh oh, Chris. I usually tune out when writers get repetitive. It's hard to skim on audio but I'll see how it goes.
Chris wrote: "No spoilers here.I did a re-read a few years ago and had a few thoughts
1. The part of the story that takes place on The Demeter is still one of my favorite parts. Why do the film treatments glo..."
Adapting a novel into a film script is tough. Think about it this way, each page of script equates to about one minute of screen time. So a ninety minute movie is roughly ninety pages. Imagine trying to pare down an almost five hundred page novel, like Dracula, to ninety pages. I'm amazed at how close they manage to get.
That's true. I can see that. But that ocean voyage has always been one of my favorites segments. So horrifying for the sailors! A novel this long deserves to be done in 2 parts maybe. Like IT.
Chris wrote: "No spoilers here.I did a re-read a few years ago and had a few thoughts
1. The part of the story that takes place on The Demeter is still one of my favorite parts. Why do the film treatments glo..."
This is pretty much the only epistolary book that I like. I think it can be done really badly but here it is done well.
Corinne wrote: "RE: Demeter. agreed it's a great part of the story. [spoilers removed]"I loved the Demeter section too. A tale of impending doom.
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About 3/4 of the way through. Finding Renfield the most interesting character so far. Love how the character has morphed in the movies. For some reason I keep picturing Marty Feldman as Igor in Young Frankenstein. Guessing the book will pick up in the last 1/4?
The first and last quarters are the best parts.
Overall, a classic book, with many wonderful sections. Mina is my favorite character from the book, but I would have loved to see more from Dracula's POV.My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rafael wrote: "Renfield, for me, will always be the one in Dracula: Dead and Loving It. I love this version."Going to have to check that movie out...thanks.
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