Glad you liked it well enough. When my book group read it, we did not get that deeply into it, but were more interested in how Stoker and his Dracula have been represented in every vampire book and movie made. The garlic, crucifix, Holy Communion, etc as well as other tropes have been used by everyone who has tackled vampires. I, too, thought it was wordy and realized Mina was the brains of the whole operation. Thanks for your excellent review!!
So I love Dracula, like want a garlic tattoo love Dracula.
And what makes it work for me and how I got convinced to read it was, it is a detective novel where the whodunnit happens to be a vampire in a world where NO one knows what a vampire is. Plus I think it's funny? And creepy.
I also love that there's a cowboy in it and that Van Hellsing loves Mina so much.
This is a weird pull but it really reminds me of the Sittaford Mystery, by Agatha Christie where also the entire thing is solved by one woman who everyone underestimates and also loves her completely hapless fiancee.
Also I'll just plug Carmilla, the new edition with the intro by Carmen Maria Machado is very good.
This sounds like a riot to read. I would never have picked it up but I'm considering it now if only to read that note ending with "your,friend, Dracula."
Loved it! I though I wrote humorous reviews but after reading this, I am not worthy etc, O Wise One. A great conceit, to let gifs do the talking so to speak. I've just subscribed, and look forward to reading more.
Glad you liked it well enough. When my book group read it, we did not get that deeply into it, but were more interested in how Stoker and his Dracula have been represented in every vampire book and movie made. The garlic, crucifix, Holy Communion, etc as well as other tropes have been used by everyone who has tackled vampires. I, too, thought it was wordy and realized Mina was the brains of the whole operation. Thanks for your excellent review!!
So I love Dracula, like want a garlic tattoo love Dracula.
And what makes it work for me and how I got convinced to read it was, it is a detective novel where the whodunnit happens to be a vampire in a world where NO one knows what a vampire is. Plus I think it's funny? And creepy.
I also love that there's a cowboy in it and that Van Hellsing loves Mina so much.
This is a weird pull but it really reminds me of the Sittaford Mystery, by Agatha Christie where also the entire thing is solved by one woman who everyone underestimates and also loves her completely hapless fiancee.
Also I'll just plug Carmilla, the new edition with the intro by Carmen Maria Machado is very good.
This sounds like a riot to read. I would never have picked it up but I'm considering it now if only to read that note ending with "your,friend, Dracula."
This is my favorite review.
This is my favorite review.
This really makes me want to do a re-read of Bram Stoker's Dracula for Halloween - great review!
love this review so much! silly men
Loved it! I though I wrote humorous reviews but after reading this, I am not worthy etc, O Wise One. A great conceit, to let gifs do the talking so to speak. I've just subscribed, and look forward to reading more.