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  And If I See Van Helsing, I Swear That I Will Slay Him! Hah Hah Hah!

  10.28.09 | Permalink | 9 Comments

  I think this is my last post on old Dracky which makes me sad since I had so many things I wanted to still wanted to ask and discuss. Like why do we think Stoker included Quincey Morris with the crew?  (I don’t think I would have missed him if he weren’t there).  And does [...]

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  Damn All Thick-Headed Dutchmen! (And Englishmen and Americans)

  10.21.09 | Permalink | 15 Comments

  I am reading the edition of Dracula that includes a forward and commentary by Joseph Valente. In his intro, Valente bemoans just how idiotic the vampire hunters are at times in the book and we’ve just gotten to the place where Van Helsing et al are starting to behave like a bunch of dumbasses. It’s [...]

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  I Love Lucy

  10.14.09 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  Lucy Westenra must have been quite the catch in her pre-undead times.  After all, not only did she receive proposals from three strapping young men: John Seward (the doctor), Quincey Morris (the cowboy),  and Arthur Holmwood (the construction worker), they remain dedicated to her, and, by the glue of her awesomeness, each other well past [...]

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  Boys vs. Girls

  10.07.09 | Permalink | 38 Comments

  I don’t know if it is sacrilege to invoke this, but something that’s been in the back of my mind since I’ve been reading Dracula (my second time: the first time was in high school, I believe, although I don’t remember much other than enjoying it) is how much I can’t wait to rewatch Francis [...]

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• Elizabeth Miller: I agree with Todeswalzer’s observations about the sameness of the narrative voices. I suppose...
• Todeswalzer: the structure was a good idea (using the diaries and correspondence), although I don’t think it was used...
• Prolixian: I don’t know precisely what qualifies as relevance per the question for this section, but I can...
• Elizabeth Miller: Re the movie “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” Whatever it is, it is not “Bram...
• Ryan: Do you think there’s any significance to Quincey’s death? That whole ending scene happens so...
• samantha: I liked Quincy a lot because he was about action and noticing things. Everyone else does a lot of sitting...
• kfan: Excellent.
• LemmusLemmus: I was going to ask the same thing. May I suggest Great Expectations by Dickens, which is (1) generally...
• Todeswalzer: So what’s next for Infinite Summer? People have been asking on the forums, but, strangely, no...
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