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Dracula | Bram Stoker

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This month's #HashtagBrigade pick was kind of a reread for me. I read it last year with #DraculaDaily which, while super fun, is also not exactly the best way to read this book for the first time. So I liked reading it in order and in one month instead of six 😂 Now I might do Dracula Daily again next year lol Anyway, while there are places where the action bogs down a little, and the ending feels a little rushed, this book still has some ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) delightfully terrifying scenes. As always, thanks for hosting @BarkingMadRead !!

#HauntedShelf #DeadSerious @OriginalCyn620
#Spookoween @TheSpineView
#SpookyEdition (Haunting) #AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo #Pumpkaboo (Large) @PuddleJumper
#31by31 (19/31) @Catsandbooks
#BookSpinBingo 1w

BarkingMadRead I‘m glad you liked the format! Dracula daily sounds intriguing but I wonder of i would last long that way! 🧛🏻 1w

PuddleJumper I've been receiving the Dracula Daily emails for 3 years and I've still not finished it 🤣 1w

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TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead @PuddleJumper - I love the concept of Dracula Daily, but when you get into October sooooooo much happens on certain days that it really gets bogged down. Combined with the fact that you go WEEKS in the summer without anything happening, so I would kind of forget what was happening 😂 I think I may try it next year now that I know how the story goes and who all the characters are. 1w

OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 1w

TheSpineView 🖤🧛‍♂️🖤📖🖤 1w

inthegreensandblues I agree; last year I went to the book launch for Dracula Daily but ultimately decided to read it the old fashioned way for my first read. Some of the out of order entries work best the way Stoker wrote them. This year, I've re-read through DD (still going!) and it's fun to revisit this way. 🖤 1w

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Dracula | Bram Stoker

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#spookoween #31by31

October was an incredibly busy month but so happy to complete my final read of the month. I loved the first half of the book, so sinister and creepy but the last half dragged on… I finished early ahead of Dracula Daily. Couldn‘t resist.

TheSpineView, Catsandbooks

TheSpineView Excellent! 1w

Catsandbooks Awesome job! 👏🏼 🧡 7d

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dabbe

Dracula | Bram Stoker

I reread this classic every two years. If ever the idea that things can change over time is true, this is one of those times. For some reason, I was more annoyed than ever at the men in this book and how they fawned not just over Lucy but even the one I think is really the heroine of this book, Mina. Without her, the men would never have been able to do squat. Maybe I'm angry because gender inequality is STILL such an issue in this country. #vote

dabbe Thank you, #hashtagbrigade and @BarkingMadRead for seeing me through. 🖤🩸🩸🖤 1w

BarkingMadRead Mina is most definitely the hero of this story! 1w

AnnCrystal 📚👏🧐👍💝. 1w

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dabbe @BarkingMadRead 🖤🎃🖤 1w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🖤🎃🖤 1w

sarahbarnes 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 1w

dabbe @sarahbarnes 🤩👊🤩 1w

AnishaInkspill I've still got to get around to this one, 😍the cover 1w

dabbe @AnishaInkspill It's worth it! 🧡🍁💛 1w

lynneamch Love your take on this. Makes finally want to read it. 4d

dabbe @lynneamch YAY! I'd love to read what you think about it! 🧡🍁🤎 4d

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ImperfectCJ

The Historian | Elizabeth Kostova

@Texreader Thank you so much for this awesome #HauntedHollowSwap! The books are perfect and the goodies are awesome! Is that one of those paper towel alternatives? I can't wait to dig into all of these!

Thank you for hosting, @wanderinglynn ! #HHS

wanderinglynn Awesome! 🧡🎃🖤👻 1w

Texreader Yes, a Swedish towel you wash and reuse. Isn‘t that cool? I‘m going to try one for the first time as well. I‘m glad you liked everything. I had such fun picking your books. I hope you like The Historian, one of my top two favorite books (along with Dracula). 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Dracula | Bram Stoker

#hauntedshelf #flerken #tbr #spooky #scavengerhunt #monochrome #bookrecommendation #dark #gottacatchemall #fiendish

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BarkingMadRead

Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 27: the movie ends differently, but this is a badass photo so I‘m still posting it 🤷🏻‍♀️ #travelingtothecastle #minaisgettingworse #allsleepandnofoodmakesminaseemlikeavamp #minaandvanhelsingmeetthewives #poorhorsies 💀 #peaceoutwives #herecomesdrac #andalsothewholecrew #dracisslain #dusttodust #butalsoquincey #poorquincey #everyoneelsegetsanHEA #theend #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @ruthiella @thebookhippie @seabreeze_reader @larkken @bookwormjillk @dabbe @deblovestoread @catlass007 @currentlyreadinginco @rubyslippersreads @librarybelle @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @julieclair @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @bklover @bookwormahn @graciouswarriorprincess @cuilin 2w

mcctrish #peaceoutvamps✌🏻#minaforpresident 2w

Bookwormjillk My husband wanted to watch the movie last night. I was like nope, you gotta give me another day. Great book. Thanks @BarkingMadRead 2w

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TheBookHippie Mina!!!! 2w

CatLass007 Mina was pretty badass in the book. I don‘t remember that she was this badass in the movie. 2w

TheAromaofBooks I really enjoyed reading this, but the ending felt a little abrupt after all that chasing!! 2w

Cuilin This was a fun read thanks to all #hashtagbrigade On another note Quincey Harker is a great name. (edited) 2w

rubyslippersreads It‘s hard for me to imagine Drac having (or deserving) a moment of peace. 2w

rubyslippersreads I just looked at the description of the Keanu movie, and I think they borrowed that whole “vampire in search of his lost love” thing from Dark Shadows. Drac didn‘t seem particularly romantic in the novel, just out for blood. 2w

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Bookwormjillk

Dracula | Bram Stoker

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Loved this book. I‘m so glad my vampire aversion didn‘t keep me away. I should have known the #hashtagbrigade wouldn‘t lead me astray (except for when they do but we still have fun #thebros)

Thanks @BarkingMadRead

#31by31 @Catsandbooks #spookoween @TheSpineView #LongNights #PromptMaze @TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo #AtoZ @Texreader

TheSpineView Fantastic! 2w

BarkingMadRead Hooray!!! 2w

Texreader It‘s in my top two favorite books! So glad you loved it!! 2w

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Cuilin I surprisingly loved it too. And yeah #TheBrosBrokeUs 😝 2w

mcctrish Oh #thebros will live in infamy but I honestly laughed so much over the time we spent slogging through that 2w

dabbe #thebros #infamyforever 😂😂😂 2w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 26: everyone is cold #minafiguresoutdracsroute #becausetheserichboysareuseless #theyaretravelingingroups #chasingdowndrac #onechaptertogo #shouldbeinteresting #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

mcctrish Honestly Mina better survive, she‘s doing all the work 2w

Bookwormjillk If they didn‘t have Mina they would be in Canada right now. Honestly they are useless. Waiting to see how this will all wrap up tomorrow. 2w

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mcctrish The Slovak comment made me think of #thebros #thisistheworkofaslovak 2w

mcctrish Canada is safe @Bookwormjillk #especiallyforwomen 2w

Cuilin I can‘t with Mina “oh these wonderful strong men” Girl you‘re the star here!!! 2w

mcctrish @Cuilin she absolutely is 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 25: Dracula foiling all the plans 🧛🏻 #usingminatogetinfo #detourtheship #sneakyboy #nowtheymustmakenewplans #butdoesdracknowtheyknow #hmmmmm #lotsofblahblahblah #butalsosomeaction #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

mcctrish The bat signals go both ways 🤔 2w

Bookwormjillk A lot of blah blah blah but also only 2 more chapters! 2w

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dabbe With all this paleness and blood loss and (I don't know) seeing Mina and Dracula together (what a grotesque scene), why didn't they give her any transfusions like they did for Lucy? Did I miss something somewhere? And I got more annoyed this time around reading it. How dense can these men be? Seriously? I really don't think I have ever read ANYTHING (even a play) where the dramatic irony was basically on every single page. Wowza! 2w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe right? I was wondering the same? Are they waiting for the fangs? Insane 2w

Clare-Dragonfly Mina shows how brilliant she is and how they can‘t get by without her again! 2w

Clare-Dragonfly @dabbe Good point. Maybe they figure now that they know the reason for blood loss, it‘s better to go straight to the source? You‘d think they would at least discuss it though. 2w

Cuilin @dabbe I was wondering this too and the only thing I came up with was the fact that it didn‘t work for Mina so they thought why bother. 🤷‍♀️ 2w

Larkken @dabbe the way they infantalize but also ignore her is infuriating. You're right, the comparison in how the two ladies are treated by the men is eye opening. 2w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonly @Cuilin @Larkken ... agree 💯. I guess I was hoping that even though they knew it didn't ultimately work for Lucy that they'd still give Mina some blood to keep her going. And is it also bad of me to think that they didn't mind INJECTING blood into Lucy because they all loved her but not Mina? There definitely is a sexually perverse angle to this novel, too. 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Dracula | Bram Stoker

Ch 24: did not want to stop reading today! Almost to the end! #vanhelsingmakingplans #worriesthatminawilltattletodrac #soobviouslywefgottakeepsecrets #minaagreea #untilahedoesnt #sonowsheplanstogo #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

mcctrish Did Mina not just say “no matter what I do or say don‘t tell me shit!” and then wake up out of a dead sleep “yo peeps, I gotta go with” and so she goes 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ WT actual F 2w

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish right?!?! Girl. Don‘t be so fickle 2w

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mcctrish Boys GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER !!! 2w

Bookwormjillk Did JK Rowling steal this chapter for that one book where Dumbledore doesn‘t tell Harry anything because Voldemort can read his mind? Also I just found a dead fly on my office floor. Definitely want to just read the rest RIGHT NOW. 2w

CatLass007 @Bookwormjillk JK Rowling plagiarized Neil Gaiman‘s Books of Magic, it wouldn‘t be surprising for her to plagiarize Bram Stoker. 2w

Bookwormjillk @CatLass007 we are on to you JK! 😂 2w

CoverToCoverGirl Every. Single. Day. 🤭 2w

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