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Dracula
Dracula | Bram Stocker
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Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 - 20 April 1912) was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned. -wikipedia
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Blueberry
Dracula | Bram Stocker
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How I spent my afternoon while listening to the podcasts Re:Dracula and Marlon and Jake Read Dead People.
A vegetable soup and salsa.

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
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suvata
Dracula | Bram Stocker
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Re-read from 1985 🧛‍♂️

Dracula was originally published in 1897. The narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. The novel tells the story of Dracula‘s attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse.

dabbe I'm doing the Dracula Daily through email where the story is emailed by the date (obviously not the year) the diary excerpts were written. It's been enjoyable different; you're living the story in real-time and are only given that day's diaries. LOVE this novel. 🖤🖤🖤 1y
suvata @dabbe The Dracula Daily sounds really fun. I haven‘t read it since I was in my 20s. I forgot how fantastic it is. I‘m glad I reread it. (edited) 1y
dabbe @suvata It's still one of the best reads around Halloween, too, IMHO. 🤩🤩🤩 1y
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suvata
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126 years later and I‘m wondering the same thing!

dabbe 🤣💚🤣 1y
Bklover 😅😅 1y
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JazzFeathers
Dracula | Bram Stocker
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Just finished the May 5 entry in the #DraculaDaily readalong. I'm a little behind, but not too much.

I've meant to read this book for ages, and now that l am reading it, it feels so strange. Thought l've already experienced that reading the original might be a surprising experience when such a popular character is involved. I'm enjoying it.

And don't you think that Klaus Kinsky for the 1970s Nosferatu, is a very accurate Dracula? 😜

SamAnne I‘m loving the reread. I love all the vampire renditions from horrific to handsome! 2y
JazzFeathers @SamAnne l'm not really a vampire enthusiast, but l'm very curious about this book. And l've read short stories by Stoker that l really enjoyed. 2y
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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I‘m really embarrassed to admit (horror maven that I am) that this is the first time I have read this. It did not disappoint! Within the Victorian setting and old-fashioned diction were genuinely creepy descriptions and events. The horror of this tale holds up well and made my skin crawl.

Vansa I just read it last week too! I guess there's attention around its bicentennial?!And I thought it would be ridiculous,but it was genuinely frightening,and excellently written. 2y
Freespirit I found it very atmospheric 😱 2y
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reading_rainbow
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My dad had got me this Dracula funko and I made a joke about putting a tiny pile of dirt next to him or perhaps in a tiny coffin and today I got a little package in the mail of this wooden coffin box 😭⚰️🦇🩸 it‘s so cute, I‘m going to paint it grey

TheNeverendingTBR I love this post!!! 😍 4y
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Bookworm54
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I have really enjoyed my re-read of Dracula for #ThatsClassic
I hadn‘t realised how much I had forgotten, and how easy it is to be swept away in these little snippets of diaries and letters

15 points for finishing the book and 4 hours of reading for 4 readathons brings me to a daily total of 176 points for #TeamHarkness
My running total for the weekly tally: 6826 points!

#Screamathon #CocoTurns50 #ReadYourWay #CreatureFeaturethon #Scarathlon2020

Gissy 🐶❤️❤️❤️ 4y
StayCurious Amazing job! 4y
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Bookworm54
Dracula | Bram Stocker
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I am struggling to fit in much reading this week. I have been so tired from work, and then I have been out to dance class Mon and Weds which has worn me out more than usual! I am starting to flag a bit I think.

BUT today I am back with an hour of reading for the 3 currently ongoing readathons I am participating in. And really, I am not too far off finishing Dracula now! Also working on the weeks word game!

31 points for #TeamHarkness
Total: 1073

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Bookworm54
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The dog stole most of the bed, and then more specifically MY SIDE of the bed! But I did squeeze in an hour of Dracula in bed regardless ☺️

I am participating in 3 readathons at the minute #Screamathon #CocoTurns50 and #ReadYourWay
Very casual plans for the last 2. Try fit in some reading each day (none yesterday) and finish at least 2 out of the 3 books I have started!

31 points for #TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020
#ThatsClassic

Bookworm54 Also, I got about halfway with both Dracula and A Discovery of Witches for #OutstandingOctober so while I didn‘t finish anything I am quite pleased with my progress 🥰 @Andrew65 4y
CocoReads Great job! 4y
Books4Ever Awww Gus does that too 😊 4y
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TheSpineView Way to go!👍🧡🐾 4y
Crazeedi I love your fur friend 🐶🧡 4y
paper.reveries Those are great goals! You've got it! :) 4y
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Bookworm54
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Another hour of Dracula read before bed :)

Daily total: 21 points
Running total: 852 points

#TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020 #ThatsClassic #Screamathon #OutstandingOctober

Annie1215 I love that this is fulfilling two reading challenges for you! It‘s on my book spin bingo board too. How are you liking it so far? 4y
Bookworm54 It‘s quite easy to get into, but I am struggling with the Van Helsing bits! Takes me a while to grasp the sentence haha. How are you finding it? 4y
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Bookworm54
Dracula | Bram Stocker
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Switched back to Dracula for my bedtime reading :)
1hr across 2 readathons #Screamathon and #OutstandingOctober

And I also watched the last 3 episodes of What We Do In The Shadows season 1 :)

Daily total: 36 points
Running total: 831 points

Picture is of the lamp on my bedside table. It‘s my favourite one 🥰

#TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020 #ThatsClassic

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
LitStephanie I love What We Do in the Shadows so much. Those vampires are much more likable than Dracula! 4y
Bookworm54 @LitStephanie haha very true! It would be hard to pick a favourite from them 😁 4y
Gissy Beautiful lamp 4y
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Bookworm54
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Starting the morning with a spiced chai latte, homemade banana bread, and a little bit of Dracula for #ThatsClassic 🥰

#Screamathon #Scarathlon2020 #October20in4 #OutstandingOctober #TeamHarkness

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Bookgoil Delicious! 4y
Andrew65 Banana bread ❤️ 4y
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Bookworm54
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Watched the final episode of Dracula tonight :)
Plus 1 hr of reading = 26 points for #TeamHarkness

Total for the day: 43 points
Running total: 496 points

#Screamathon #October20in4 #Scarathlon2020

Bookgoil Nicely done! 4y
Read-y_Picker Great job!! I just started the episode you‘ve got pictured! I don‘t know why I‘m finding this show so hard to follow. 4y
Bookworm54 @Read-y_Picker it seems to jump around a lot. I really enjoyed it though :) 4y
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Bookworm54
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Episode 2 of BBC‘s Dracula before bed.
And wow what an ending! Only one part left now, which I will hopefully get to next week :)

6 points for the episode, plus 80 points for 4 hours of reading (finished Obsidian and The Deep) for #CYOReadathon and #Screamathon

Total for the day: 118 points
Running total: 345 points

And at the end of #CYOReadathon I managed meet all my goals :)

#TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020

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Bookworm54
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Finished the day with an episode of the BBC mini series Dracula. I started watching this earlier in the year and then got distracted, so never finished it. So it will be interesting to see where it goes!

6 points for this episode, plus the earlier episodes of Kingdom, and 1 hour of reading (20 points) brings me to a total of 58 points for the day. 227 points running total.

#TeamHarkness #Scarathlon #CYOReadathon #Screamathon

Bookworm54 @StayCurious does the scarathlon count as a readathon points wise? I was just counting screamathon and cyoreadathon (and later deweys) 4y
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GlitterGirl
Dracula | Bram Stocker
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Laughed way to hard at this! 🤦‍♀️😂😎

AmyG Ha! When my son started counting he would say “von, two” ...I couldn‘t understand why. And then I saw Sesame Street.🤣 5y
wanderinglynn 😂😂😂 5y
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Addison_Reads
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I originally read this book several years ago and found it dry and boring. However, I revisited it as an audiobook and really enjoyed it.

I still didn't find the book to be scary, but this time around listening to the story unfold created a chilling essence as I went on the hunt for the Count once more.

#ReadingEurope2020 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Great choice. 5y
AkashaVampie i'm a vampire lover and still have not read this book! i need to get my butt in gear and get it done! haha 5y
Librarybelle Excellent choice! Glad you enjoyed it the second time around! 5y
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