Unpack those swords, because it’s time again for… Yes, that’s right, Heather and I will be celebrating October and all things creepy by hosting another (hopefully) fun version of our Dueling Monsters read-a-long. If you weren’t around last year (or … Continue reading
We’ve come to the end of our Dueling Monsters Read-a-long and I’m shedding a little tear (NOT of blood). Heather and I have had a great time getting to know Dracula and Frank a little better (but not too much … Continue reading
The New Annotated Dracula Bram Stoker 2008 (Dracula first published 1897) 672 pages (because there’s lots of other stuff) Just as there is no Igor in Frankenstein, there is no saying of “I vant to suck your blood” in Dracula. … Continue reading
Frankenstein Mary Shelley 1818 275 pages I read this for our Dueling Monsters Read-a-long. And since I read the “Enriched Classic” I hereby give you my Enriched Review, complete with Major Spoilers. As much as I would like to treat … Continue reading
Dracula and Frank say hi. They want to know how you’re enjoying their stories. Are you participating in the Dueling Monsters read-a-long? It’s not too late to join! Heather and I will be doing a wrap-up of everyone’s posts at … Continue reading
Are you participating in our Dueling Monsters read-a-long? If so, here is some background info on Dracula, as well as a few questions for you to consider as you read the novel. If you are reading Frankenstein (and just keep in … Continue reading
October is a spooky month! And to help you get in the mood, Heather of Age 30+ … A Lifetime of Books and I are hosting a month of Dueling Monsters! Here at Fizzy Thoughts we’ll be staking reading Bram … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
