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Hard to read because of Victorian writing with much repetition. Enjoyed nonetheless, for historical groundwork of vampire genre.

It took me 3 months to finish this book. I didn't liked the ending; all the plot's development to finish up to THAT was a little bit disappointing to me. Though, the book is written as if the characters were adressing the reader through letters or journals. A bit boring and tiring, but it is a good read.

I have read this book at least 5 times! It’s one of my absolute favorites!

Today is the last day of Dracula Daily! I can't believe I really did it! Through the Dracula Daily newsletter, I was able to read the entire book of Dracula on the date of each event throughout the year from May to November! Genuinely, I wish I could read every book this way. It was such a delight to keep up with the crew and their journey. It also made me sincerely enjoy spooky season 10 times more than normal. This year has certainly been my biggest exploration into gothic literature, and I found Dracula to be very different from my expectations, similar to Frankenstein.

This book was shockingly heartfelt. I expected Dracula to be much more about vampirism than it was about how much the characters in this book loved and respected women... Which I guess I'm not complaining about at all? Every character was so valiant, charming, and kind in a way that was reinvigorating despite the unreality of the whole story. Also the insane love triangle that ultimately went nowhere? There was just so much going on in this book that seemed very unrelated but made it more fun, especially since I was reading about it over a very long period of time and talking about it with so many friends. It was like watching an episode of a soap opera as it came out, or something. For some reason the ending being kind of anticlimactic was completely fine with me for once, because I sustained so much intrigue more for the characters and their interpersonal relationships than the resolution of the conflict?? Whattttt?

In other words, this book was really good, and I only liked it more because I read it daily! If anyone is still thinking about reading Dracula, I highly recommend you start Dracula Daily when May comes around.

Interesting to read where the vampire stuff started but oh boy does the dialog just keep going 🙃