3.84 AVERAGE


I read that Bram Stoker was in a sexless marriage and was a closeted homosexual and suddenly this book makes much more sense

Couldn't get stuck in. To read a classic book I need to set a large chunk of time dedicated to reading. I didnt have the time to do this but I will be continuing it at some point!

Listen I was reading through this with Dracula daily and then I got behind and now I have no idea where I was and instead I'm going to read my favorite edition of this book, which is the new annotated one from 2008
The end
adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Best book ever written👌
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark tense medium-paced

There are moments of great writing and insight into the great 19th Century battle of science Vs faith, but for me at least I found it getting lost amongst a lot of the other contents of the book that just dragged.

“How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.”

If there is one classic you should read, let it be Dracula.

Tror inte jag kan ge nÄgot annat Àn fem stjÀrnor. Den Àr verkligen sÄ! Bra!

Jag ÄLSKAR Mina Harker, vilken ORTROLIG kvinna som verkligen förtjĂ€nar ALLT gott hĂ€r i vĂ€rlden. Det Ă€r ganska tydligt i min bok hur trött jag blev pĂ„ nĂ€r grabbarna envisades med att det var bĂ€ttre för henne att inte veta nĂ„got....... Det var dumt av otroligt mĂ„nga anledningar och ingen av dem var rimlig...

Var tvungen att lÀsa den typ 5 timmar om dagen tills den var klar pga skolan (tyyyp 5 dagar) och det var kanske inte den absolut mest njutbara upplevelsen. Tror absolut att jag tappade lite fokus efter dag tvÄ sÄ allt uppfattades nog inte MEN det gör mig otroligt taggad pÄ att lÀsa om den.

Nu lite besviken pÄ att jag inte faktiskt hakade pÄ dracula daily men nu Àr den lÀst i alla fall. SÄ fin, sÄ bra, sÄ spÀnnande och faktiskt obehaglig i stunder? Scenen med barnpÄsen och spindlarna...... Lite jobbiga. Hade ocksÄ typ puls de sista fyra sidorna? SÄ spÀnnande?

Om nÄgon tvekar! LÀs den! LÀs om den! Det Àr det vÀrt!