One of the best things about Bram Stokers Dracula when I first read it was discovering all the ways Dracula actually differed from our modern ideas of a vampire. The whole ability to shapeshift, not just into a bat, but other animals like dogs and even a glimmer of moonlight (who said real vampires don't sparkle?!?) The way changing a person into a vampire required feeding off them for a long period of time to slowly drain them, and it was surprising the strength of the whole idea of sexual perversion in vampires, with the heavy hints that Dracula's harem were actually closely related to him, and the sense of attraction the men had when looking at a female vampire, to the point that the sexual attraction made it almost impossible to resist them.DoPo said:Funnily, that's how they are being compared. Usually people point at Dracula as the way show vampires "right". And they are completely hilarious when they failWrath said:I haven't heard anyone compare this to twillight and to be honest i don't see why one would do such a thing since (personal oppinions aside)they only have vampires in common.
(emphasis mine)?Yes, he is a vampire. Vampires, as they should be, are hideous predators that only seek to feed on humanity. The so called vegetarianism? that is present in Twilight offers no sustenance to a vampire. Also, when they go out in the daylight, they burn, not take a bath in a vat of rhinestones.?
This is taken from NotAlwaysRight [http://notalwaysright.com/the-twilight-of-our-literacy-part-12/25052] and I just hope it was put on the website as a making fun of on both the girl and the guy who said this. In case other people read this and don't know what I'm talking about - Dracula does not burn in sunlight. This has never been any part of him (well, maybe in a movie, dunno - not the book though) - he is weakened in sunlight, yes, but that's about it - no actual harm sustained. For some reason, variants of this are too often repeated in Twilight discussions. It makes me sad.
For that alone I found the book fascinating, it wasn't scary or action packed, there was some suspense at times but in other places it dragged (I can't even remember the second half of the book) But it was written in a way that was easy to understand and digest, and the story flowed well enough to keep my attention.