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The #Friday56 & #Instagram56

Welcome to week 550!

RULES:

*Grab a book, any book.

*Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader.
If you have to improvise, that is okay.

*Find a snippet, short and sweet.

*Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below. If you don't link up, we may not know to visit.

Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56

 Happy weekend to you all!


Check out this read on Amazon.

Read my review.

 

Here is my 56...



Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56.



Q:  Mary Shelley's Frankenstein vs. Bram Stoker's Dracula. Which classic horror tale is scarier?
A:  Having read neither and only seeing the film, okay, sort of a lie... I tried to read Dracula but I fell out of love with it 100 pages or so in and that sucker is a big book. I had every intention of getting back to it one day but that day hasn't come yet. Based on the movies, or tales itself, I go with Dracula though. Bela Lugosi kept me up at night as a small child when I saw him perform the role. Frankenstein never really scared me, more intrigued me in the aspect of science.








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  1. Laurel-Rain SnowOctober 14, 2021 at 9:20 PM

    Love the sound of this one!

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  2. Breana M.October 15, 2021 at 12:09 AM

    I've heard about All Adults Here, but I haven't read it. The quotes are interesting. Have a great weekend! :-)

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  3. YvonneOctober 15, 2021 at 12:18 AM

    Sounds like a good one. Have a great weekend!

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  4. Anne@HeadFullofBooksOctober 15, 2021 at 12:35 AM

    I haven't read Frankenstein or Dracula either but I think the vampire movies are more scary.

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  5. Margaret @ BooksPleaseOctober 15, 2021 at 2:52 AM

    I'd like to know more! Happy reading.

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  6. Juli RahelOctober 15, 2021 at 6:08 AM

    That opening is quite something! This sounds like a nice, contempary read, like you said on Insta. For me it's got to be Frankenstein, not cause the Creature itself is scary per se but because I love what Shelley does with language and it's such a harsh critique of society! Thanks for hosting and have a lovely weekend :)
    Juli @ A Universe in Words

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  7. Elza ReadsOctober 15, 2021 at 9:49 AM

    All Adults seems like a good read yes! I like the cover too.

    I have read both Dracula and Frankenstein, and find Dracula way scarier than Frankenstein. Frankenstein is a bit more of a science project I would say.

    Hope you are well Freda and that you will have a good weekend!

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  8. Kym October 15, 2021 at 11:11 AM

    I like the cover and the quotes. Looks like an interesting read!

    I've read both Dracula and Frankenstein. I like Dracula better, and I find it scarier. Frankenstein is much more disturbing though, if that makes sense.

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  9. Roberta GibsonOctober 15, 2021 at 3:20 PM

    I was a bit confused by the different names in the quotes, but clicking through the Amazon link, I see it is multiple generations of a single family. Frankly, I was also a bit confused about the genre, since having a dead body on the first page often implies a mystery or thriller. Guess the author likes playing with reader expectations. Have a happy weekend!

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  10. KarenOctober 15, 2021 at 5:44 PM

    Sounds like a great one!

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  11. Catherine @ Book Club LibrarianOctober 16, 2021 at 11:21 AM

    Excellent choice, Freda!

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