tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post6125113086592952633..comments2023-07-27T03:13:29.767-05:00Comments on Bibliolatry: Want to make vampires boring? Just add history!Bibliolatristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17952275703674340536noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-6233605146659461672010-04-17T21:12:30.152-05:002010-04-17T21:12:30.152-05:00I just finished this book. And I must admit that i...I just finished this book. And I must admit that it started off with an interesting premise, but soon descended into an abyss of seemingly unending narrative history. And the plot requires the reader to suspend disbelief. For example, are we supposed to take it at face value that someone in a hurry would be able to write such long-winded letters to his daughter as Paul did? Or that Dracula, being a avid book-collector, could not find time in his five centuries of existence to catalog his own collection? One must wonder what he has been doing all these years, other than the obvious. In a nutshell, echoing Jennifer, this book was a massive boring let-down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395898687182537217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-1855757636998184182007-05-02T15:32:00.000-05:002007-05-02T15:32:00.000-05:00This is one of those books that people seem to eit...This is one of those books that people seem to either love or hate. Now me, I'm with hoyaheel - I really enjoyed it, especially because of all the historical stuff. However a friend of mine, whose reading tastes I generally admire, despised the book, calling the Dracula character a vampiric Oscar Wilde, minus the wit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-15849166413884244772007-04-23T18:03:00.000-05:002007-04-23T18:03:00.000-05:00That's okay, Hoyaheel, I still love ya ;)I actuall...That's okay, Hoyaheel, I still love ya ;)<BR/><BR/>I actually have heard many people say they like it, precisely because of the history. I, however, have always preferred the "we'll pretend it's history but it's really not" genre, best exemplified by <EM>300</EM>. It may not be accurate, but it sure is beautiful.<BR/><BR/>I think <EM>The Historian</EM> was simply too accurate for my tastes, except for the whole "Dracula is real" part, of course.Bibliolatristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952275703674340536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-54820894436117620662007-04-17T08:25:00.000-05:002007-04-17T08:25:00.000-05:00I really loved this book, but no one else I've tal...I really loved this book, but no one else I've talked to who's read it has enjoyed it. Oh well......Yeah, I was a history major in college ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-53743800686742278112007-04-04T17:49:00.000-05:002007-04-04T17:49:00.000-05:00You know, after reading your comment, I reconsider...You know, after reading your comment, I reconsidered my earlier statement and tried to think of vampire books that were really exciting and scary...<BR/><BR/>Now that I think about it, I think I confused vampire books with vampire movies. I seem to "remember" a great number of terrifying vampire books (even just horror books in general) but would be hard pressed to name a single one. <BR/><BR/>IT is pretty terrifying, though.Bibliolatristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952275703674340536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-186915783558922882007-04-04T04:02:00.000-05:002007-04-04T04:02:00.000-05:00Intriguing, I've been hammering my way through a V...Intriguing, I've been hammering my way through a Vampire story this morning also:<BR/><BR/>When I was 13 years old, one of the first serious novels I read was Salem's Lot by 'King. Now I'm taking another crack at it.<BR/><BR/>I hate to say it, but apart from I Am Legend, Vampires are pretty boring... Lot is better than I expected, but it is no <B>IT</B> which scared the living crap out of me both as child and adult...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thank you for reading this, so I dont have to.. Glad to see you back from your honeymoon.Edwin Hesselthwitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319408252029736001noreply@blogger.com