This summer, a few of the bloggers I follow (namely Matt Yglesias and Ezra Klein) joined an online book club to read Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace… having read a bit of Infinite Jest in the past, I knew I could not stomach it; however, the book club was so popular they have decided to continue it with Dracula.
I’ve never read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and am a bit excited to finally do so.
When I was a child, I saw the movie Fright Night. This movie caused nightmares for approximately three years afterward, ensuring that I would run to my parents room at the slightest sound of what I thought was the un-dead.
Actually, I would lay petrified on my top bunk wondering if I had the speed to make it down the steps of the bed and across the entire length of our (long) ranch-style house to my parents room. Obviously, I was super-fast because I am here to tell the tale… but I must say there were several close calls.
That being said, I am thoroughly enjoying Dracula. You should join me if you can… it’s only one month, and the book is free online or about $7 at any store.
Here’s the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula… While I do like this movie, it’s also worth it to watch the movie as a case-study in bad casting (i.e., Keanu Reeves). Most of the other actors do well. I love Richard Grant in anything, Gary Oldman is more than creepy, and Winona Ryder does fine — although there are scores that could have done it better. Oh, and just ignore the bad special effects at the beginning…
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