Comments on: Dracula – background info and questions

By: avanta7

avanta7 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:49:55 +0000

Bwa ha ha! I've seen Lair of the White Worm! In fact, I think I have it on an ancient videotape somewhere around here. .-= avanta7´s last blog ..BOOK REVIEW: Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill =-.

By: EL Fay

EL Fay — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:58:15 +0000

I read Dracula awhile back. It was okay but I kind of got tired of it after awhile. I did do a post on vampires in general and what they represent in the cultural imagination. Basically, I see them as kind of a dark wish fulfillment - they're sexy, immortal, and often wealthy, but they're also the corrupted undead. I think what has made the modern vampire (as established in Dracula) so compelling is that they are monsters we imagine we could be if we let ourselves go. It's all about the seduction of evil. (Now the problem with the teenybopper variation - Twilight and the like - is that those vampires are just so watered down and all questions of morality are pushed aside.) That's what I see in Dracula. Since he attacks only Lucy and Mina, it's like he's a dark, foreign force intent on corrupting pure English women, and English men must stand up and destroy him. There's definitely a lot going on with that book, just as there is with the subsequent modern vampire legend in general. .-= EL Fay´s last blog ..2666: The Part About Archimboldi (continued) =-.

By: Ladytink_534

Ladytink_534 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:48:36 +0000

I'm so ashamed. I have more copies of Dracula than any other book but I've never read it. .-= Ladytink_534´s last blog ..She Doesn't Want to See Dead People =-.

By: Jenners

Jenners — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:35:56 +0000

This was really interesting to read and learn about the “myths” surrounding the book. I love your idea of the “Dueling Monsters” read-a-long. I’m not going to sign up because I’m already barely going to finish up what I’m already committed to. Maybe next year if you do it again.
.-= Jenners´s last blog ..My Favorite Reads: Nelson DeMille Books Featuring John Corey =-.

By: Gina (BookDragon's Lair)

Gina (BookDragon's Lair) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:27:33 +0000

sorry to cut in but in regards to (NOT REALLY A) REVIEW POLICY

Bravo! It was funny, real but still sweet. I loved it!

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:26:59 +0000

The comparison to THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO is interesting – I read it recently and although it seems over-the-top by today’s standards, it was definitely a creepy read back then. As for the comparison to FRANKENSTEIN, I’m only a few chapters in but so far I can definitely see similarities.

Completely random comment here – Remember the vampire lady from the movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? That was Mina Harker.
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By: Jessica Deal

Jessica Deal — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:34:05 +0000

I love the book Dracula. While I do like some of the movies, they do not come close to the book. Thanks for these great questions. I’m going to use them next time I read this.