A hapless woman encounters a vampire and requires rescuing
review
Arguably the foundation of modern vampire culture this is a brilliant work. Even read at face value, as a simple vampire story this is an engrossing read, a fascinating story with great characters. That said, when we put on our thinking caps and read it while thinking about all the possible metaphors and the cultural references it becomes ever more interesting. (Even more so when you read it with Dracula being a stand in for the disease of syphilis, which is one theory of the meaning behind it). This is nothing like any interpretation of it you may have seen on television or on the big screen. I recommend this to anyone who really wants to know what a vampire is supposed to be.
9/10
"We learn from failure, not from success!"
"Remember my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker"
if you enjoyed this I recommend:
Frankenstein - Mary Shelly
The Beetle - Richard Marsh
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner - Coleridge
The Yellow Wallpaper - C P Gilman
Turn of the Screw - Henry James
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
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