tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post2151504335811551049..comments2023-10-12T08:08:23.342-07:00Comments on The Literate Kitten: RIP Challenge - #1: Dracula by Bram StokerLKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-32759955998885350252007-10-21T17:44:00.000-07:002007-10-21T17:44:00.000-07:00I just finished reading dracula for the first time...I just finished reading dracula for the first time. What really surprised me was what a vile character Dracula really was. Nowadays we see him as a well-groomed vampire, but in the book he really was disgusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-3943176180517127412007-10-05T19:06:00.000-07:002007-10-05T19:06:00.000-07:00What a great review. I just read this book and re...What a great review. I just read this book and really enjoyed it. Which surprised me because I don't like vampires. Then I read "The Historian" which mentions Bram Stoker's version of vampires a lot. It was fantastic.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-19740181121211800472007-10-02T15:35:00.000-07:002007-10-02T15:35:00.000-07:00I had forgotten what a sensual book this was until...I had forgotten what a sensual book this was until I read your review. Dracula's definitely the most sensual and sexual of monsters out there.<BR/><BR/>Happy to hear that you enjoyed the book. :)Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02207868768597122349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-29558542257671614072007-10-01T09:35:00.000-07:002007-10-01T09:35:00.000-07:00JS, Someone else was reading I am Legend...and I t...JS, Someone else was reading I am Legend...and I think I have a copy. Based on your comments -- and Brandon's thumbs-down over Lisey's Story, I may just make that part of my RIP Challenge reading.<BR/><BR/>Snacky, I will add those to my Readers Choice list, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Kate, great to hear from you!<BR/><BR/>Eva, hope you are able to take part in the Challenge!<BR/><BR/>OBG, I think the broad themes may have emerged simply by being written in that milieu -- that maybe all of that richness wouldn't have emerged if the book had been written say, in the 20th century. But I also understand that Stoker very carefully plotted the book. So, that had to have helped. It's all terribly interesting...LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-64552431295271214132007-10-01T08:03:00.000-07:002007-10-01T08:03:00.000-07:00Excellent review. You've helped me soldify a few o...Excellent review. You've helped me soldify a few of the viewpoints that have been floating around my brain. I'm currently in the middle of Dracula and am having very similar ideas come to the forefront. I wonder if he consciously knew that those broad themes were running throughout his novel - intended that they be there or if it was simply a product of his time?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-9039364763691566952007-09-30T11:48:00.000-07:002007-09-30T11:48:00.000-07:00I enjoyed Darcula a lot as well!I enjoyed Darcula a lot as well!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-26552590196962133122007-09-29T15:43:00.000-07:002007-09-29T15:43:00.000-07:00What a wonderful post! You've persuaded me to give...What a wonderful post! You've persuaded me to give <I>Dracula</I> a chance.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to the Horror Short Story Challenge.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-10890582996841913752007-09-29T11:29:00.000-07:002007-09-29T11:29:00.000-07:00"Dracula" is one of my favorite books, and one tha..."Dracula" is one of my favorite books, and one that I like to revisit from time to time. It scared the hell out of me.<BR/><BR/>And this is a little off-topic, but might I suggest that you NOT read "Lisey's Story"? I hated that book simply because of King's nauseating, childish love language. Besides, it's just a rewrite of "Bag of Bones." I'm just saying.<BR/><BR/>If you do decide to go for it, I'll be looking forward to your thoughts on it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-71242194669142812462007-09-29T10:29:00.000-07:002007-09-29T10:29:00.000-07:00thanks for the interesting perspective on dracula....thanks for the interesting perspective on dracula. for horror stories, how about the condemned door or the bestiary by julio cortazar? his stories are really subtly psychologically horrifying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-86740095077228210472007-09-29T08:21:00.000-07:002007-09-29T08:21:00.000-07:00When I read Dracula, I too was impressed with how ...When I read <EM>Dracula</EM>, I too was impressed with how creepy the novel actually was. Television has often made him so campy that it's easy to forget he was an actual horror villain. I'm glad you liked it. <BR/><BR/>I'm currently reading <EM>I Am Legend</EM> by Richard Matheson, which a different take on the vampire myth. It's kind of a vampire meets "Night of the Living Dead" (which was inspired by <EM>I Am Legend</EM>) kind of novel. I'm enjoying immensely thus far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-76144038225830388092007-09-28T19:30:00.000-07:002007-09-28T19:30:00.000-07:00I am glad you enjoyed Dracula, LK. I was not sure...I am glad you enjoyed Dracula, LK. I was not sure quite what to expect when I first picked up this novel. I had not thought of the sex angle in the story, but now that you mention it, I can see how it fits. Wonderful review!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-39646433802415235872007-09-28T15:42:00.000-07:002007-09-28T15:42:00.000-07:00Danielle, yes, it is so Victorian, and that is par...Danielle, yes, it is so Victorian, and that is part of its enduring quality, somehow. Dracula just fits perfectly into that repressed milieu!<BR/><BR/>Courtney, I was looking for Interview with a Vampire in the local used-book bookstore...<BR/><BR/>Dorothy, the book works on so many levels -- just on the sexual themes alone! It is fascinating. I've got to give Stoker props for how well he layered the meanings into his story.LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-39169112024327717522007-09-28T15:13:00.000-07:002007-09-28T15:13:00.000-07:00That stuff on sexuality in the novel is SO interes...That stuff on sexuality in the novel is SO interesting. It shows the dark side of repressed Victorian sexuality, doesn't it?Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-55197188569679797392007-09-28T10:22:00.000-07:002007-09-28T10:22:00.000-07:00I'm thinking of an ann Rice myself...I've never re...I'm thinking of an ann Rice myself...I've never read her. GREAT review - makes me sad I haven't read it. I may pick it up this weekend and add it to my RIP list...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04934150037596162634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-16970078564799795992007-09-28T10:08:00.000-07:002007-09-28T10:08:00.000-07:00It's a very Victorian tale, isn't it! I'd like to...It's a very Victorian tale, isn't it! I'd like to reread it again as I think I would get so much more out of it. Will you be sharing details soon for your challenge, or do we have to wait until Monday. I'm just zipping along with my short stories this month!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com