bookworms, is dracula worth a read?
the only piece of classical literature i have read was frankenstein and omg i was s o bored. i went into it having seen GDT frankenstein which i adored, and with the prior knowledge that it was about a scientist who built a body, that was it. i found its format slow moving, and boring, and i really don’t love having to read older english because it makes me feel like im progressing way slower.
the only real knowledge i have of dracula is that it’s an old classic, and that it’s about a vampire. other than that i know nothing. like actually nothing. but i recently have a slight interest in reading it so, would you say it’s frankenstein adjacent if you’ve read it? is it even worth it for me to try or am i setting myself up for a months long endeavor because i can’t find the motivation to pick it up?
also i really struggle to read books written by men because (at least in modern times) everything is so over described and just sexual for no reason
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If you found Frankenstein by Mary Shelley boring, you’ll find Dracula boring too. It’s just the writing style of the time. I find things like Dickens and Austen hard reads. I gave up twice on Moby Dick.
Dracula is exciting! I’ve read it a few times. If you’re looking to get into classics Treasure Island is also really fun and pretty short.
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