tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110066412113077979.post7214255495310946940..comments2020-07-17T15:00:48.509-04:00Comments on Metro Marginalia: a blog of books: Dracula - Chapters 9-12: Why do Victorians hate garlic?Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02262050778332573644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110066412113077979.post-92022238714729555232009-10-16T17:13:09.007-04:002009-10-16T17:13:09.007-04:00Really? I find myself absolutely engrossed in it, ...Really? I find myself absolutely engrossed in it, and the chilling parts really are quite chilling.<br /><br />That said, there haven't been as many in the last few chapters and as page-turning as it is, we need something new to bring back suspense. At this point we get it: Lucy is a vampire, Drac is one too... now what do we do. So I guess I can kind of see your point here, but overall I still like the book.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262050778332573644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110066412113077979.post-39601733939004110222009-10-16T15:39:38.554-04:002009-10-16T15:39:38.554-04:00I'm going to say "terrible book." Th...I'm going to say "terrible book." That doesn't mean it can't be a page-turner, but I get about as much character out of "Dracula" as I do from the latest Dan Brown novel, both of which are more fascinated with revamping (sorry) mythology than anything else. I'll give the edge to Stoker, though, because he has some nice descriptions and the occasionally poetic digression ("King Laugh").Aaron Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003634532469211190noreply@blogger.com