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.
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Happy weekend to you all!
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Here is my 56...
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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.
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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Love the sound of this one!
ReplyDeleteI've heard about All Adults Here, but I haven't read it. The quotes are interesting. Have a great weekend! :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good one. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Frankenstein or Dracula either but I think the vampire movies are more scary.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to know more! Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteThat 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 :)
ReplyDeleteJuli @ A Universe in Words
All Adults seems like a good read yes! I like the cover too.
ReplyDeleteI 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!
I like the cover and the quotes. Looks like an interesting read!
ReplyDeleteI'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.
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!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great one!
ReplyDeleteExcellent choice, Freda!
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