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Darren read this and loved it so I gave it a shot. I had a hard time getting through. It was written well...I just found it too dark.

Do u know a good research paper topic to write on about this book?

Dracula is a classic. The language is old now but the darkness still resides. Shame about all the teen vampires these days, in my opinion; the count would turn in his coffin. Laura, if Dracula was too dark for you perhaps you'd like my novel? It is horror and dark in places but above all is a romp!

Lyssy wrote: "Do u know a good research paper topic to write on about this book?"

Have you tried a Google search for ideas? Sometimes some of the "Cliff Note" type sites (e.g., Book Rags) have suggested research topics.

Another approach you might consider is do an "advanced search" on .edu sites and see what topics come up. Somewhere, there may be one that will suggest an idea of interest to you and seem worthy of the time you will spend.

This is one of the best classic that I read. I like the idea of how Stoker presented the novel, in a way of a journal entry. I would like to think that in those days, most of the people wrote their own personal journal, some sort of escape to keep them sane from everything that happened in their surrounding. To the most tragic they wrote it as a tale in their journal, pretty interesting.

A fact that, The Count is one of the most compelling character in literature even to those who haven't read the novel yet.

Mena, Jonathan and of coarse Dr. Van Helsing! This book is the best one for me...

RonnanTristan wrote: "This book is the best one for me..."

LOL! Do keep reading, Ronnan.

I loved Dracula and honestly still do

I've read this book several times and have never gotten tired of it. I recently downloaded it on to my Nook, even though I have a hard copy. lol. I like to take my classics with me everywhere.

I love this book and my copy of the novel which I got second hand in a very good/excellant condition is now so read you can hardly read the title on the spine. Just found this book again hiding in my last moving box last week and its going to be on my TBR (to be read) pile again since I never get bored of re reading it. Great characters- though some of the female characters are a little wet for me, fantastic plot and lots of action. Love it, love it love it 5 stars from me

Bram stokers Dracula is also my all time favourite book. Jeanne Kalogridis wrote a vampire series in a very simular manner, journal entries, from the view point of Van Helsing about the family Dracul. Well worth the time for Dracula lovers.

Dracula, I must say, is indeed my most favorite book. I thoroughly enjoyed that it was written in journal entries because it allowed me to see the story in the eyes of all the main characters. I would be great if Stoker even put in an entry of Dracula's. The language in this book is older however I actually found that if it were written today, it would not be the same and it wouldn't be enjoyed and loved the same way either. Dracula is my most favorite book and I don't think anything can replace it.

I thoroughly enjoyed Dracula.

I don't In all of the book that Dracula every said "I vant to suck vour blood"

Celine wrote: "I don't In all of the book that Dracula every said "I vant to suck vour blood""

Same thing with Frankenstein having an annoying hunchback for an assistant...that was all hollywood

And in the new batman movies there is no robin!

A lot of people don't like Robin, so hollywood is still considering putting him in the new batman movies. Not to mention, batman went through like ten robins in the comic. A little disorienting for film. lol

I loved robin!!! And never in the books does Sherlock Holmes say elementary my dear watson

Celine wrote: "I loved robin!!! And never in the books does Sherlock Holmes say elementary my dear watson"

I love Sherlock Holmes. And its true. But that movies for you, always adding things that aren't suppose to be in there, or changing vital pieces of the book for no reason. *couch*Harry Potter*cough*

And the lord of the rings movies were very horribly made. I mean the graphics were great but they messed ip th whole story. I would haveade a better movie then that

I know I know. But there isn't very many movies that go great with the storyline. I actually watched a Dracula movie...it had Mina as a vampire and Lucy as the heroine. I couldn't watch any more of it after that.

Laura wrote: "Darren read this and loved it so I gave it a shot. I had a hard time getting through. It was written well...I just found it too dark."

You say it was too dark...you know this is a horror story/gothic novel about vampires, right? What did you expect?

Caitlin wrote: "Laura wrote: "Darren read this and loved it so I gave it a shot. I had a hard time getting through. It was written well...I just found it too dark."

You say it was too dark...you know this is a ho..."

I don't know, what with Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything....

I found Dracula to be excellent. I have written a review of the book, if anyone's interested:

Since it was posted elsewhere about another book made to movie, I am curious; which movie version of Dracula is your favorite (if you've got one), and why?

Rachel wrote: "Since it was posted elsewhere about another book made to movie, I am curious; which movie version of Dracula is your favorite (if you've got one), and why?"

Oh my favourite take on it by far is the classic Mel Brooks version ;D

In all honesty tho', I haven't seen that many versions - in fact I can just remember the Keanu Reeves one :S

One of the things I liked about that version Hayley (keanu Reeves, not Mel Brooks hehe) is having Gary Oldman cast as Dracula. In the book, Dracula was so dynamic and to my mind, handsome. Gary Oldman isnt a movie heart-throb (sorry Gary), but oh man he took my breath away as Dracula. I didnt like how weak and ineffective Harker was portrayed in this version at all, however.

One if my favorite books of all time!! It's s classic horror story with the perfect mix of literature, character depth and story. It pretty much set the standards of what vampiric characters are supposed to be - along with Polodori's Vampyre, naturally. True there are several debatable notions in the book, but it is a work of genius.
I love Gary Oldman's portrayal of the Count, so that would be my favorite adaptation.

this book is the best book i've ever read in my life.

Rachel wrote: "Gary Oldman isnt a movie heart-throb (sorry Gary), but oh man he took my breath away as Dracula. I didnt like how weak and ineffective Harker was portrayed in this version at all, however. "

No, he isn't, but he is one heckuva an actor, I'd like to see that version!

I only recently read Dracula, and I found Harker to be a weak character for the most part. Didn't care for him a bit.

Oh, also right after I read Dracula, I read Dracula in Love, and frankly, liked it better. /horrors/ :)

Iconic characters and the reflection of the Victorian era aside, this is probably one of the best originally written novels ever. Sure, it has been adapted in different mediums, but none can capture the way it 's presented on the page. Many people are shocked when they discover the story is told through diary entries, logs, newspaper articles and letters. That just endeared me more to this classic tale.

I re-read this book almost every year. It is probably my favorite book of all time. The chase scene at the end is still exciting to me.

Dracula is one of my favorite books. I liked the Bela Lugosi version. Nosferatu is scary, even as a silent movie.

Lyssy wrote: "Do u know a good research paper topic to write on about this book?"

One idea would be to take this fictional character and lay him over the actual figure upon which he was inspired--Vlad Tepes. You could do research on Vlad and discuss why he'd be portrayed as a vampire by Stoker.

This might be a halfway decent paper for a regular high school class, if done right.

Of course, another good paper (albeit also pretty "typical," but that's not too big of a deal at the high school level) would be to talk about the demonization of people of foreign origin as portrayed by Dracula's character and how popular it was to make people from other countries into frightening and demonic characters. Heck, you could probably get extra credit by pointing out how that still happens today! Just toss a couple of appropriate political cartoons in. I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding some to use.

Rachel wrote: "Since it was posted elsewhere about another book made to movie, I am curious; which movie version of Dracula is your favorite (if you've got one), and why?"

Frank Langella's 1972 version, at least partially because of the ambiguous ending. And because, ya know, Frank Langella in 1972 was amazing and breathtakingly magnetic. Ohmygod. He can make me into his queen of the night any time. ^_^

He was gorgeous climbing up the side of the castle.... :)

Sara wrote: "Dracula is the basis for all vampire stories, although, sexy as most modern vampires are, they don't compare with the original, dark, sexy Count.
A true classic."

Not quite true. Vampires existed in myth long before Stoker. However, he was pretty much the first author to make vampires "sexy." So we can, circuitously, blame the poor bastard for Twilight, right? ;)

I read Frankenstein Loved it so I read Dracula, same result. I think I am going to read more classic books.

Linda wrote: "I read Frankenstein Loved it so I read Dracula, same result. I think I am going to read more classic books."

If you want to stick with the more Gothic style, then Edgar Allan Poe is an obvious choice, but you can also try Oscar Wilde's A Picture of Dorian Gray. FANTASTIC.

Lyssy wrote: "Do u know a good research paper topic to write on about this book?"

How Bram Stoker came up with the idea for Dracula and the research he did. I could recommend some books for you if you want.

Hurin wrote: "For everyone that liked Bram Stoker's book i highly recomend Elizabeth Kostova's book "Historian"."

Yes I agree. I loved 'Dracula' and still do but 'The Historian' seemed to me a continuation of the Dracula story, providing more backstory and written to imply that the Count's death in 'Dracular' was more a fictional device than the actual end to the legend. 'The Historian' sticks to the epistolary style of 'Dracula' and when you finally meet the Count it provokes the same feeling of barely contained fear inspired by the Count's presence (don't know if I'm making much sense here)
Anyway a thoroughly good read and I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoyed reading 'Dracula' :)

This is the first book i read.

Hurin wrote: "Laura wrote: "Hurin wrote: "For everyone that liked Bram Stoker's book i highly recomend Elizabeth Kostova's book "Historian"."

Yes I agree. I loved 'Dracula' and still do but 'The Historian' seem..."

Hey, awesome blog you've got there. I am definatley reading the Historian now.

I thought it was funny how Hollywood would make Dracula super hot and irresistible and I read the book and I'm like, "Eeewww."
The beginning was really hard for me to understand, but once I finished it, i loved it and completely understood it.

♥Ally wrote: "I thought it was funny how Hollywood would make Dracula super hot and irresistible and I read the book and I'm like, "Eeewww."
The beginning was really hard for me to understand, but once I fini..."

Although I do appreciate most of the movies, it actually annoys me a little bit that they keep doing that to him. Everyone seems to think that he looks like Bela Lugosi, until they've read the book that is.
I'm hoping that in Dario Argento’s DRACULA 3D, they will potray him acuratley.

Yeah. Brom Stroker ultimately made Dracula to be scary and menacing, not like he was on the verge of 25 and absolutely attractive. Dracula is supposed to be a monster, but Hollywood loves changing plots completely...

♥Ally wrote: "Yeah. Brom Stroker ultimately made Dracula to be scary and menacing, not like he was one the verge of 25 and absolutely attractive. Dracula is supposed to be a monster, but Hollywood loves changing..."

I agree. Have you ever read Dracula The Un-Dead?

No I have not, is it any good?

Jenny wrote: "I know I know. But there isn't very many movies that go great with the storyline. I actually watched a Dracula movie...it had Mina as a vampire and Lucy as the heroine. I couldn't watch any more of..."

LOL. For real??


@Ally Don't even try to get through that one. Ugh. Dracula is a classic. Making a sequel is just insulting it....that also such a disgusting one, even if Stroker's relative wrote it.

Baisakhi wrote: "@Ally Don't even try to get through that one. Ugh. Dracula is a classic. Making a sequel is just insulting it....that also such a disgusting one, even if Stroker's relative wrote it. "

Stoker himself wrote not a sequel, but an augmenting story, Dracula's Guest, after the release of Dracula. He probably would have cashed in on an actual sequel if he thought it was plausible. ;)

Steve wrote: "Dracula is a classic. The language is old now but the darkness still resides. Shame about all the teen vampires these days, in my opinion; the count would turn in his coffin. Laura, if Dracula was ..."

Agree with u steve...Dracula makes all these new vampire stories bland and pointless...i actually found the love triangle between a vampire, a human and a werewolf laughable....The COUNT is the king..