Comments on: Review: Dracula by Bram Stoker

By: Sally Gorman

Sally Gorman — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:40:15 +0000

I must admit, I really really enjoyed Dracula. The book, although sexist and slightly anti-climactic, had some wonderful descriptive passages that I see as some of the best in literary history. Such as the scene where Jonathon encounters the three brides in the study. That section was magnificent. Don’t be warned off the book, just be well informed before you read it

Loved the review though, you are a talented writer.

By: Jennifer Lesnick

Jennifer Lesnick — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:44:17 +0000

Thanks for your input. I can definitely see where you’re coming from!

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:43:57 +0000

I didn’t think about the sexism when I read this book. What I saw was Stoker eliciting fear by showing a villian that could destroy what was pure, innocent, and pious. Before him, few authors had such “perfect” victims. They all had some character flaw that led to their demise. But Stoker took the essence of goodness, characterized it, and then made it fall to a supernatural being beyond human control. At the time it was published, this horrified people. Obviously today this is not so much the case (and I found the way Dracula died to be very anticlimactic) but it is what it is. Thanks for the review!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:07:00 +0000

I have yet to make it through Dracula. The beginning always bores me, but I haven’t heard a take on it quite like this. I find ot so intriguing. I want to read it now to see if I agree. Thanks for the review.

By: Jennifer Lesnick

Jennifer Lesnick — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:08:57 +0000

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I’m relatively new to blogging and I seem to come in and out of the blogosphere. But I’m committing myself to becoming a more serious blogger this year. So I’ve been relentlessly trying to discover new blogs – that’s how I came across yours. I’m glad that you loved the line – I loved it too. My teacher is so witty.