pickThe worst evil is coming to England to discover new hunting grounds. It‘s up to a traumatized real estate agent, his technology savant wife, a cowboy, the owner of an asylum, a Lord, & a doctor from Amsterdam to stop Dracula.
Done for another year, & I still love this story. Yes, it can be slow, Stoker‘s obsession w/ the word voluptuous is very weird, & there are only 2 women. But it‘s also such a love story & amazing friendships.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
#TLT #threelistThursday
1) Drácula
2) The Historian
3) Frankenstein / Salem‘s Lot
Nos. 1-2 are my top 2 favorite books regardless of the season
@dabbe
Love it that the date in my book is so close to today‘s date.
It would be fun to read the chapters now that correspond with the dates. I don‘t think I‘m capable of not continuing reading.
#hauntedshelf #blackcatcrew @BookwormAHN @PuddleJumper
I recommend this remarkable book. I‘ve read it so many times now I‘ve lost count. I‘ve listened to this Audible version before. It‘s the best.
Ordinary people take on an abhorrent monster, a vampire. It easily could be the origin story of superheroes facing down a ghastly villain.
It feels as if it could have been written a decade or so ago, not 128 years ago.
#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew ♥️🐈⬛♥️🐈⬛
@BookwormAHN @PuddleJumper
I‘m starting this audiobook tonight so I can be primed to start October and #HauntedShelf ! This is one of my all-time favorite books so I look forward to listening to it. My other motivation for listening to it now is so I can contrast it with the Swedish version of Dracula, which is much longer, tagged in the comments below. @BookwormAHN @PuddleJumper #blackcatcrew 🐈⬛ 🎃
so-soI thought it would be an interesting read but no. It was hard to keep up with all of the journal entries. It wasn‘t what I expected it to be. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
#Dracula #BramStoker #book #books
I only buy dresses if they have good pockets… points 2 and 3 would require slightly more reflection…
Anybody else is reading Dracula in real time and imagining him like this cleaning and cooking every time Jonathan is not looking? #DraculaDaily
Happy Dracula Day everybody! Anybody else participating in #DraculaDaily this year?
Newsletter here: https://draculadaily.substack.com/
Audio dramatization here: https://pod.link/1679833472
pick#DraculaDay
Finished and absolutely loved it! 🤩
Classics are always a 'strange' experience. You never know what to expect. The story you think you know is never what you think, and there is always a level of modernity that hits me stronger than l expect
This is a book full of action, beautiful characters (l loved Mina!), emotions and feelings, darkness. The pace is great. The mystery totally gripped me.
Fantastic!
Shoutout to the friends who know you so well that they have to send you a link as soon as they see it.
#BookAdjacent
https://youtu.be/XQ1HzVms5KQ?si=NV6_01SbPteKoarU
My #FiveStarReads this November included a Revisit of Dracula with #DraculaDaily
#NovemberReCap
pickThe story of a rising evil, and the group of friends who through love, communication, working together, and a whole lot of research bring down something more powerful and cruel than themselves.
This ended up being unexpectedly and upsettingly timely. There will be heartbreaks there will be setbacks, but we will survive. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 #DraculaDaily
pickFinished #DraculaDaily both by reading the emails and listening to the podcast Re: Dracula (which was great!). I have read this book a few times, its a #OldFav :) I am pretty sure I will do this again next year :)
It was a great month #hashtagbrigade I couldn‘t resist one last post #minasstory
#Dracula #BramStoker #bookdesign #bookdesigner #bookdeal #bookdeals #bookdealer #bookdragon #bookdragons #bookfeature #bookfeatures #bookfair #bookfan #bookfandom #bookfever #bookfanatic #bookfrenzy #bookgeek #bookgeeks #bookgeeky #bookgang #bookgasm #geek #geeks #geeky #bookhoarder #bookhoarders #bookhaul #bookhauler #bookholic #bookholics #bookheaven #Horror #Fiction #Fantasy #Classics #Vampires #Gothic #Literature #Paranormal #HistoricalFiction
pickOne of my favorite rereads. I love this book, especially on audio 🖤
#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew #BookScavengerHunt #Figure #BookRecommendations #Paranormal #WickedWords #Stake @AsYouWish #NoShameReadathon24 #ClassicHorror @Nessavamusic #Spookoween @TheSpineView #31By31 @Catsandbooks #LongNights @Bookwormjillk #HashTagBrigade @BarkingMadRead
pickThank you #hashtagbrigade for the frightfully fun October read. Dracula really is a spectacular story and Mina is the true hero #grrlpower #thisistheway
Thanks for the tag @MaleficentBookDragon 🐈⬛
1- Yes and unfortunately already started eating it.
2- Vampires are awesome 🧛🏻♂️
I tag @KadaGul @catiewithac @dabbe
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Thanks for the tag @dabbe 😺
I only got 19% I think me and AFI have some very different movie picks. But I do love these three 🖤
#TLT #ThreeListThursday
Ch 1: well, this started off with a bang! #harkerisofftodraculashouse #thelocalsareallfreakedout #givinghimalllllthecrosses #switchingtothatcreepycarriage #whatcouldgowrong #wolves #wolvescangowrong #plusthatcreepyseethroughdriver #amostexcellentadventure #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Starting Dracula for #hashtagbrigade during school dropoff!
We usually walk, but it‘s raining, and my husband usually does it, but he‘s sick. I arrived early enough to park which meant I was stuck while the line of cars went around. But I had just the right amount of time to read the first chapter!
My edition for this month‘s #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade was a purchase I made through Book Outlet several years ago. I really like the cover!
About to dive into Chapter 1. I‘m also doing Dracula Daily, which is Dracula deconstructed by date, so this will be fun!
Happy vampire info dump day! 🤣
Also, this entry always makes me wonder how the story would be different if everybody just listened to Mina. #DraculaDaily
I‘m getting ready to read Dracula with the #pemberlittens in October. I love this edition as it has a clocked red cover, gorgeous end pages and stenciled bats. And I love this mug from Target!
Via @BarkingMadRead
Ok #hashtagbrigade it's time to start thinking about October! If you would like to be tagged in next month's book, drop a comment to her.
Everyone is welcome, just remember, my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don't read my post until you've read the chapter. We will read a chapter a day in October.
My version has 27 chapters so we will finish before Halloween!
Ok #hashtagbrigade it‘s time to start thinking about October! If you would like to be tagged in next month‘s book, drop a comment below! Everyone is welcome, just remember, my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so don‘t read my post until you‘ve read the chapter. We will read a chapter a day in October. My version has 27 chapters so we will finish before Halloween!
My Halloween aesthetic:
Black cats, Dracula and The Historian (my 2 favorite books represented by Vlad the Impaler), werewolves, silly ghosts (how I loved my Casper comic books as a kid), witchy books, 🖤 cemeteries 🖤, spooky Legos, beautiful fall colors (if we had them here in south Texas), my fave Disney movie Coco (I‘d love to do ofrendas), and Halloween readathons, bingos, and games on Litsy!!
#hauntedhollowswap @wanderinglynn
pickI loved the writing style of the book. Reading through diary of the characters made me care for them. It seems to have leveraged the reader's whole different level of intimate raw true experience of a person when you are allowed to peep into their personal diary. And as always, love the selfless portrayal of friendship and trust. Happy ending is a bonus.
I‘m back home from Dublin, but daughter stayed for a two-week literature class. Today they toured Ireland‘s National Museum of Literature. (How did I not know about this museum while I was there??) Knowing how much I ❤️ Dracula, she sent this photo. This is its first paperback edition.
This is great! Dracula Daily. 🧛♂️
You read the novel in the timeline of the story. You too, can & should read Dracula.
We're on the Demeter now so you'll have to go back to the beginning if you can or wait for the next full read.
https://open.substack.com/pub/draculadaily/ p/dracula-july-28-87f
Getting a 4 week old baby void to pose for a photo is quite a daunting task. May I introduce Vlad. He was found in our yard a few days ago following a storm. He is already proving to be a wonderfully snuggly reading buddy. Happy Caturday! #litsylove
Went to a Monster Movie Museum this weekend. And saw Dracula's Ring :)
Been reading Dracula via Dracula Daily (the book is emailed out on every day that matches a journal entry). And I‘m sorry but yesterday‘s opening line is hilarious. Like how do I picture the grand-daddy of horror seriously now.
#draculadaily
I love this!
Behold! My Dracula stack! #SundayFunday
My first paperback copy from high school, the paperback copy with all my notations and highlights, my copy of Dracula Daily, one ebook (out of two), and one audiobook (out of two)!
Probably my favorite classical novel. And I can‘t wait to read it again starting on Friday! ❤️🦇❤️ #DraculaDaily
This is calling myself out, because #DraculaDaily starts on Friday this week. Because it‘s definitely the tagged book. I have one hardcover copy, two paperbacks, two ebooks, and two audiobooks. 😅
When I get home from work, I‘ll post a picture of my stack. ❤️🦇❤️
#SundayFunday Have a great day, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!
All right Littens! Let‘s make this official! If you‘re keeping up with Dracula Daily, use the #DraculaDaily hashtag if you post anything about your thoughts! I would love to see everyone‘s reactions as we follow along.
Starting next week! May 3rd!
Newsletter here: https://draculadaily.substack.com/
Audio dramatization here: https://pod.link/1679833472
Saw this in a Book Riot newsletter & had to share! You can read epistolary novel Dracula by Bram Stocker in real time! Starts May 3. And it‘s free! Details here: https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-daily-starts-in-two-weeks-24c?utm_ca...
Don‘t forget, my #DraculaDaily Littens, that Re: Dracula is going to be reuploading their audio dramatization of Dracula on the same days the newsletter goes out. ❤️🦇❤️
I listened last year, and honestly, this blew my socks off. I prefer this one to every other audiobook of this that I‘ve listened to. https://pod.link/1679833472
I‘m excited for the #DraculaDaily coming up! Question? Is there a group (hashtag or discussion or something)? Just curious 👀. 🧛🏻♀️. https://draculadaily.substack.com
It is time! ❤️🦇❤️ #DraculaDaily
draculadaily.substack.com
pickThis is, like, my 4th read. This time, I listened to an audiobook (not the one with Alan Cumming and Tim Curry, though, blast!) and it was so fun! This is, certainly, problematic in places. However, the lore is SO STRONG that even today, few stray from it. (If they do, we get sparkly vampires. At least she tried something new. Bless.) Anyway, still a solid pick.
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