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8309978 No.8309978 [Reply] [Original]

Can we all agree that Dracula is the worst gothic/fantasy/science fiction novel of the 1800s? The first third or so is good, but it goes completely downhill after that.

>> No.8309991

>>8309978
Why do you need others to validate your opinion?

>> No.8309998

>>8309978
It deserves merit for cementing the idea of the vampire in gothic and horror fiction. It does get really tedious by the end, and the journal format is gimmicky and infuriating.

>> No.8310012

>>8309978

its not even a third thats good. 50 pages are good, 300+ are not

>> No.8310014

>>8309998
I remember I read the book in an edition for children when I was about 6 or 7, and then the actual book a couple years later. The journal parts confused me a little but also it was the first Big Book I read. I am planning on re-reading all the books I read as a kid to reevaluate my opinion about them. I remember I really liked Dracula and I still remember some scenes from it very well

>> No.8310020

>>8309998
Contd. Nothing that influential can be the worst of it's kind. H.P. Lovecraft's prose can be grating at times but it's still compelling because of his vision/imagination.

>> No.8310022

I really liked Harker's descriptions of the environment he kept in his journals.

>> No.8310091

I really enjoyed the whole thing. How much 19th century Gothic lit have you actually read?

>> No.8310502

>>8310091

Frankenstein and Dorian Gray are miles ahead of Dracula. Do I have to read hundreds of shitty books to know that one is shitty?

>> No.8310519

It's a shame it does go downhill so much. The first part, probably up until just after the Count arrives in London is top tier spookiness. The castle scenes especially, obv

>> No.8310550

Sheridan LeFanu is GOAT 19th C. vampire writer.

>> No.8310560

>>8309978
"No"

If you cant get through 300 pages of talking about earth boxes to get to the cinematic ending and the heroic last pages. Then frankly, youre a pleb.

>> No.8310664

>>8310502
"Dracula is the worst gothic/fantasy/science fiction novel of the 1800s."

you've only read three books in genre, my dude. do you understand why someone might dismiss the quoted opinion?

>> No.8310668

>>8310502
dorian gray is the best gothic lit ive read, i liked dracula better than frankenstein though