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📖 + 🎧
Not sure what I think of this one. I guess I was expecting more vampirey stuff. How Dracula came to be, his taking over the world by making most everyone undead, that sort of thing. With that said, I can see why this book took off and is revered as a classic.
Reading it through the perspective of someone from the time it was published, I can see how groundbreaking and scandalous this book must’ve been, and am surprised that it was published at all. The religious and sexual undertones. The idea of the undead “living” among us. The thought that if you live your life righteously, evil can still overtake you. The message that so long as you have enough money, you can do whatever you want, and that those with means can and will use their resources with bad intentions. Heavy stuff for that time.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you pair this read with the audiobook. Dr. Van Helsing’s character is long-winded (trust me on this!) and speeding up his spoken parts helped a lot. It took me way too long to finally read this classic. Shout-out to @Rue for giving me the push I needed. Present-day me would give this 3 stars, but when first published, I am sure I would have given it 4 to 5 stars. 🧛♂️ 🐺 🩸 🦇 ⚰️
📖 + 🎧
Not sure what I think of this one. I guess I was expecting more vampirey stuff. How Dracula came to be, his taking over the world by making most everyone undead, that sort of thing. With that said, I can see why this book took off and is revered as a classic.
Reading it through the perspective of someone from the time it was published, I can see how groundbreaking and scandalous this book must’ve been, and am surprised that it was published at all. The religious and sexual undertones. The idea of the undead “living” among us. The thought that if you live your life righteously, evil can still overtake you. The message that so long as you have enough money, you can do whatever you want, and that those with means can and will use their resources with bad intentions. Heavy stuff for that time.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you pair this read with the audiobook. Dr. Van Helsing’s character is long-winded (trust me on this!) and speeding up his spoken parts helped a lot. It took me way too long to finally read this classic. Shout-out to @Rue for giving me the push I needed. Present-day me would give this 3 stars, but when first published, I am sure I would have given it 4 to 5 stars. 🧛♂️ 🐺 🩸 🦇 ⚰️