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Dracula Daily
Dracula Daily: Reading Bram Stoker's Classic with Commentary by the Internet | Matthew Kirkland
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A deluxe hardcover edition of the ingenious newsletter by the same name that became a global sensation, reanimating Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel. "An internet Sensation" -- The New York Times "An old story about the undead is getting a new life...Bram Stoker's blood-thirsty vampire has found fresh victims with Dracula Daily" -- NPR "The coolest book club on the internet" -- Fast Company The viral email newsletter and ingenious reanimation of Bram Stoker's classic now has a physical product. This deluxe hardcover volume includes the remixed text of the classic novel along with humorous chapter headers and a curated selection of the funniest memes, wittiest commentary and best fan art selected from among Dracula Daily's 240,000 subscribers.
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SconsinBookyBadger
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I missed the entire month of October and last entries for November of #DraculaDaily due to ending one job and starting another one. I‘ll be getting caught up to finish Dracula tonight. This was quite an experience to see those hilariously titled emails. I might repeat it next year or sit back and observe other people‘s readalong. 10/10 recommend pairing the book with Re: Dracula audio adaptation https://redracula.live/

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MariaW
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It is coming to end - waiting for the showdown. 😱😱😱

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JazzFeathers
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#DraculaDaily

Seriously, I'm so impressed by the clever structure of this story!
I loved how we are given all the details through the characters' personal writing and how all these documents come into Prof. Van Helsing's hands. And whe they do, the story start to build... I want to say in a new direction, though of course, it is not so.

Everything is do coherent and cohesive. And gripping!
I'm hook. I care deeply fir all the characters.

MariaW ❤️‍🔥 2mo
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JazzFeathers
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#DraculaDaily is back where l left off last year.
Let's see whether l can finish it.

Kenyazero You can do it! 2mo
MariaW I sometimes read 3-4 emails at the weekend and sometimes I am able to follow them right away. You can, too. 💪💪💪 2mo
JazzFeathers @MariaW @Kenyazero I will 😁💪 2mo
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MariaW
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It‘s getting interesting now - and more dangerous for the lives of our (less) beloved characters. 🧛🧛🧛

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MariaW
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I really like the Dracula Daily version of Dracula. It‘s only the second year that I am following the email newsletter and I really enjoy it. What even makes Dracula funny are the fantastic comments to this newsletter. 🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️

tpixie Oh! You have the book!!! 📕 How fun! 🤩 4mo
Graciouswarriorprincess I did this last year and it was so fun! 4mo
BookmarkTavern Yay! I have this too! 🖤 4mo
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MariaW
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This year I am not only following Dracula Daily by mail, but also with the hardcover.
And with the literary map to Dracula I can follow the voyage of the Demeter as well. 🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️

tpixie Wow! Where did you get the map 🗺️💙💙 4mo
MariaW @tpixie I ordered it (and actually all others available) online here: https://literarymaps.com They are not this big, but this way they fit perfectly into the books. And I think the price is okay. (edited) 4mo
tpixie @MariaW thanks!! How fun! 4mo
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SconsinBookyBadger
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For funsies I looked up the paprika hendl recipe that zonked out John boy. There are plenty of blogs to bookmark for future cooking experiments. Though I have to share this screenshot posted on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TastingHistory/s/iTmY5b8bwu
Mem. Must go food shopping next Friday.
#DraculaDaily

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JazzFeathers
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#DraculaDaily

So, l'm.going ti try again.

For anyone who doesn't know, this is a reading of Dracula not in the order of the book, but by the date.
Every day there's action in the book, you receive an email where there's also a podcast reading that day's entry (which is what I'm going to do).

Last year, l fell off halfway through. But it was fun and l want to try again.
Starts today!

Anyone wants to join? 😁

BookmarkTavern I think there‘s a few of us joining in this year! 🦇 7mo
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Kenyazero
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It was a ton of fun having my first Dracula read spread out throughout the year with emails from Dracula Daily. It was a treat reading “in real time.” I struggle with reading classic books, so this also helped keep me focused and get through the story. I can see why this book was/is popular. Now it has super problematic sexism and ableism (see Renfield, excluding Mina from the action because she‘s a delicate female, and all of the talk about…⬇️

Kenyazero …(continued from above) how sexy Lucy was while dying or dead), but the style, pacing, and presence of a strong female character made this book stand out in its time. 12mo
Clare-Dragonfly I have always felt that the way Mina is excluded and then proves that she definitely shouldn‘t have been is rather feminist on Stoker‘s part. 12mo
Kenyazero @Clare-Dragonfly I definitely agree! She does a pretty good job of bouncing back even though being excluded almost kills her, and she gets to be a strong intellectual presence throughout the book who‘s pretty on-par with Van Helsing and kind of avoids getting left out again *ish. 12mo
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4/5

I really enjoyed reading the Dracula Daily emails as it spaced the story out of the course of about six months. One of my favorite aspects was the fan art and tweets that the community added about each email, and I was so glad that this book found a way to bring that context to this version of the novel. It's a fun way to experience Dracula.

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MissyD
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I am glad my friend encouraged me to do the “daily Dracula” reading challenge that she was doing with her book club. I have had a copy of this book on my shelf for years. But it intimidated me. But breaking it down the way it was done for the challenge made it much easier to get through. The wording threw me sometimes. (It‘s dated but I knew that going into the reading). Glad it‘s done.

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tpixie
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I‘m glad I finally read Dracula. I loved reading this epistolary novel on the dates corresponding to the letters. I can‘t imagine reading it out of order! Maybe next October I‘ll try to read it as Bram Stoker wrote it.
Thanks for joining in on the fun!
🧛🏻‍♀️ 🩸🧛🏻‍♀️
#DraculaDaily

Meshell1313 I agree!!! I‘m sad it‘s done! What an interesting way to read it! 🧛🏻 13mo
Daisey It was a great read! Early on I thought I would want to listen to the original as I finished, but now I think I‘ll wait a bit. Like you said, maybe next October. 13mo
tpixie @Meshell1313 yes! I am a little sad also!! 13mo
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dabbe It was a fun read and truly more realistic since we had to wait with the characters for the stupid snail mail and such. Club next year to read it the way Stoker wrote it? 🙋🏼‍♀️ 13mo
tpixie @Daisey yes, I think next October will be a fun idea 💡 13mo
tpixie @dabbe great idea! Yes! Let‘s do an October Buddy Read! 13mo
TheBookHippie Oh I‘d read it again add me! 13mo
Graciouswarriorprincess @tpixie I am in next year with you! 13mo
dabbe Sounds like a plan! October 2024 it is! 🤩 13mo
Daisey @tpixie Sounds like you better make a note to remind all of us next fall! 13mo
tpixie @Daisey Done ✅ I put it in my notes & screenshot the tagged people, then added it to my calendar for Mid- Sept 7️⃣😅🧛🏻‍♀️😅 13mo
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Daisey
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This was my first time reading Dracula and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A few times it was a little difficult to keep track when there was a long break in between, but overall it was a fantastic way to experience the story. Waiting for the next entry often built up the suspense.

#DraculaDaily #1001books #epistolary

tpixie That was a fun experience! (edited) 13mo
Graciouswarriorprincess I agree that it fun and my second time reading Dracula. 13mo
Kenyazero This has been my first time reading it too. What a fun way to experience the story! (I‘m a few days behind, so I haven‘t finished yet 😏) 13mo
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I can‘t believe it‘s over! What did everyone think?? I still loved reading it this way! What a fun treat!

Daisey I just finished the last entry and loved reading it like this! I‘ll have to read it again sometime as it was published. 13mo
tpixie I love to reading it this way! I just imagine reading it as it was published would be very difficult, but I‘m hoping to do a buddy next October of the published version! 12mo
Meshell1313 @tpixie ooh that sounds great! Count me in please!!!! 12mo
tpixie @Meshell1313 I‘ve got your name saved!! 12mo
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Kenyazero
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I‘d be more concerned about why you wrote “the” two extra times (on a typewriter) during your hesitation 😏

Clare-Dragonfly 😆 13mo
PuddleJumper 🤣 13mo
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JazzFeathers
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Despite my difficulties keeping up with my reads, a couple of days ago l managed to read a few chapters from #DraculaDaily and come to poor Lucy's death

This story is truly taking me in. I knew what was going to happen, and still l read from the edge of my seat.

I really like Van Helsing. I wished he could have done more.

The_Book_Ninja I ended up reading the book. I‘m nearly finished! 13mo
dabbe @The_Book_Ninja I've read it a few times before, and I love the sequential timeframe of this version, but I might jump in and finish the good ol' fashioned way to get it in for #Scarathlon points and by Halloween (otherwise, I think it goes to 11/8). 🖤🎃🖤 13mo
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tpixie @JazzFeathers so sad about Lucy! 13mo
The_Book_Ninja @dabbe I‘m finished! 13mo
dabbe @The_Book_Ninja #yahooyou! 🖤🎃🖤 I'm almost there. 13mo
The_Book_Ninja @dabbe 🧛🏼 13mo
JazzFeathers @dabbe @The_Book_Ninja So envious. I'm terribly behind 😭 13mo
JazzFeathers @tpixie l really didn't expect this story to be so emotional. 13mo
The_Book_Ninja @JazzFeathers I read in chunks. I wasn‘t as committed to the daily Dracula 13mo
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Kenyazero
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I‘m not sure what they expected when they decided to exclude Mina from knowing important things or why they‘re all so surprised 🤷‍♀️

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Daisey
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I marked these words a few days ago in my reading and then completely forgot to share them yesterday. There are quite a few interesting words in Dracula and I kind of love how the look up function works in SubStack.

#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday #DraculaDaily

Daisey @The_Book_Ninja @Meshell1313 @tpixie @JazzFeathers @graciouswarriorprincess @dabbe @eeclayton @Chrys @Vansa @CBee

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CBee I was so distracted yesterday and didn‘t post a #weirdword 🤦‍♀️ Thank you for sharing! I‘ll catch up next week 🤪 13mo
Meshell1313 Ooh so interesting!!! 13mo
tpixie @Daisey Very interesting! I‘ve been listening and either glazed over those words, or the audio is different. That‘s good to know about Substack look up! That‘s what I love about evils- a dictionary right at hand! 13mo
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Last night, I got to meet Matt Kirkland. His presentation on Dracula Daily was fantastically fun! What started as a Covid home project has turned into an worldwide internet phenomena!

I also told him that he had a lot of Litsy fans. 😊

PS: I should have taken off my sweater and I literally ran in the rain across the campus to get from the parking to the library which held the presentation. 😂

AnnR How fun! 13mo
Meshell1313 🙌 so awesome! 🧛🏻 13mo
dabbe Sheer awesomeness! 🧡🎃🧡 13mo
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tpixie I‘m so glad you went!!!! Yay!!! 🩸 🧛🏻‍♂️ 🦇 #DraculaDaily (edited) 13mo
Graciouswarriorprincess @AnnR @Meshell1313 @dabbe @tpixie Thanks! It was so fun especially learning how this was just a Covid project for him to read Dracula. Seeing Charlottesville, Virginia and being in the mountains was wonderful too! 13mo
tpixie @Graciouswarriorprincess Life can take you in surprising places!! I bet it was a beautiful drive. 13mo
Graciouswarriorprincess @tpixie Absolutely! It made me miss the mountains! It was beautiful but coming home at night on mountain road in the fog was difficult. 13mo
tpixie @Graciouswarriorprincess yes fog, especially in the mountains, can be tricky! 13mo
Graciouswarriorprincess @tpixie Absolutely! 😘 13mo
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Oh, yes. because this turned out so well last time... These dudes, I swear. I am really beginning to see the appeal of all the fanfic where a vampire-Mina lives through the centuries, sometimes wreaking havoc and being a bad-ass, but mostly just being blessedly free of all these men keeping things from her "for her own good" ?
#Draculadaily

tpixie And if they would‘ve let her go with them the first night, she would not have been left alone for Dracula to come bite her! 13mo
Larkken @tpixie I know!!! The patronization is incredible. Gah lol 13mo
tpixie @Larkken 👍🏻🩸🧛🏻‍♂️👍🏻 13mo
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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I have arrived at UVA in Charlottesville, Virginia to see the author tonight. #draculadaily

tpixie Awesome!! Tell him hi from another Kansan!! I want to hear all about it! 13mo
dabbe Ooh, what fun! I just got caught up with the Daily Dracula mail today! Tell him he has LOTS of Litsy fans! 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
Meshell1313 Amazing!!! 🙌🧛🏻 13mo
MissyD Ooh . I‘m jealous. I‘m loving Dracula daily. I need to get caught up. I‘m two days behind. 13mo
Daisey Looking forward to hearing about it! 13mo
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It cracks me up how brandy is this magical elixir that constantly restores people. Intense emotional distress? Brandy. Gave a significant portion of your blood in a dubious medical procedure to transfuse your blood into a dying woman? Better get some brandy. Dying and we aren‘t sure why? Time for brandy 😂

The_Book_Ninja In a time when people were dropping like flies due to shock-induced fainting, it makes sense that a stiff brandy was a miracle cure. 14mo
tpixie 😜 🥃 13mo
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Daisey
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In the last couple of weeks, we‘ve gotten a lot more Dracula and I‘ve been struggling to keep up along with my other reading and life. I got caught up on reading today, but I may skip a couple audio podcast episodes. So much has happened and now everyone is leaving England for Transylvania.

#DraculaDaily

Daisey @The_Book_Ninja @Meshell1313 @tpixie @JazzFeathers @graciouswarriorprincess @dabbe @eeclayton @Chrys @Vansa

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Daisey Side note: Why did SubStack make an update that now doesn‘t keep my inbox in date order? 14mo
Meshell1313 I‘m loving them all together and making plans to find and kill Dracula! I‘m hoping Mina will be okay!!!! 14mo
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Daisey @Meshell1313 I agree it‘s great how all of them have come together! 14mo
eeclayton I feel you, I'm also going through a busy period and got swamped so much with the emails that catching up seems like a mission impossible. Since this is a reread for me, I'm not motivated by a desire to find out what happens next 😁 14mo
JazzFeathers @eeclayton l am, since thhs is my first read. And yet, it's hard to find the time. I was making good progress that's also to the short entries, but the last week was a disaster. I'm behind with everything. And it's just bad, since the story is becoming gripping. 13mo
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mariaku21
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@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

In between trying to finish these reads, also listening to Re: Dracula while following along with Dracula Daily.

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Larkken
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I caught up on Dracula Daily for 45 minutes during the sprint hosted by @Clwojick today - but then I was interrupted by dinner and an attempt to make a cocktail out of toasted sesame syrup. It actually came out very Halloween-y, so I‘m counting it for my bucket list too! A successful #scarathlonsprint I‘d say! #spookyghostclub

Clwojick So fun! 😜👻 14mo
5feet.of.fury Oooh sounds tasty! 14mo
SamAnne Ooh, interesting cocktail idea! 14mo
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BookmarkTavern
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*laughs* I‘m in danger. 😅

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Kenyazero
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Extremely uncomfortable sexism is one reason why I don‘t usually enjoy reading classic works 😏

Karisa 😬 cringeworthy 🤢 14mo
PuddleJumper 😬 14mo
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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My #October TBR.

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BookmarkTavern
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I think, what with my current reread and relisten of Dracula thanks to Dracula Daily and Re: Dracula, I need to say Dracula.

Every time I come back to it, the horror hits me all over again. And the Re: Dracula cast is doing an absolutely stellar job. 🖤

#SundayFunday Have a spooky start to this Halloween season, and remember to tag me!

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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Drinking a pumpkin ale while reading today‘s letter. I love the fall/pumpkin beers. #draculadaily

tpixie Oh fun! You got the book!! 14mo
Daisey So fun! Is there a lot of extra material or is it mostly the letters/journals? 14mo
Graciouswarriorprincess @tpixie I had a BN coupon so I decided to get it. @Daisey There is a lot of extra materials such as graphics/pictures and side notes. 14mo
ElizaMarie So curious about this i saw like a daily email but then a book :) what do you suggest? 14mo
Graciouswarriorprincess @ElizaMarie The book is fun but it really only has extras like pictures and side notes so if you don‘t want to spend the money, just do the daily email. 14mo
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Kenyazero
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Let‘s bring back this phrase “speaking in camera”!

I‘ve learned so many outdated words and phrases (or just uncommon, in a few cases) while reading this book, I clouding Ingress, and “digitally” as doing something with your fingers.

tpixie Fun phrases! 13mo
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Kenyazero
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Lucy, please do us all a favor and shove those medicinal flowers up this guy‘s condescending, sexist nose 😆

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BookmarkTavern
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A drinking game idea for anybody not at work, unlike me, listening to today‘s episode of Re: Dracula.

Take a shot every time Seward uses the words “voluptuous” or “wanton.” 🤣

MissyD I love daily Dracula. It makes reading the book so much easier to get through 14mo
Meshell1313 There was sooo much going on today - we got so many point of views! 14mo
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Last night I went to a release event for Dracula Daily. Matt Kirkland, who lives in my town, gave one of my favorite author talks I've ever attended, laughed so hard I cried. The library also gave a free copy of the Penguin Dracula to every attendee, as it's been chosen as the Community Read. I'll have to try to fit this in somehow this fall. 😂 I 🖤 the pin.

Maggie4483 I did Dracula Daily last year and loved it. The introductions to each daily entry were so funny. 1y
Meshell1313 Amazing!!! 🧛🏻 1y
tpixie What an amazing event! ( what town?) 13mo
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inthegreensandblues @tpixie Lawrence KS! 13mo
tpixie @inthegreensandblues that‘s what I thought!! Rock Chalk!!! I‘m in Hutchinson. I wish Watermark Books in Wichita would have him! I couldn‘t get off work for the event in Lawrence!! 13mo
inthegreensandblues @tpixie there is a recording! https://youtu.be/IEyo9sN-DvM?si=Gdd6uHqeo0c-hCx1 He's a fun guy, has a few other interesting little side projects that he spoke about a bit that night. 13mo
tpixie Oh! Thanks for the link!!! @inthegreensandblues 13mo
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#DraculaDaily Ooh exciting! What do you guys think? Are you going to purchase? I feel like I have to! 🧛🏻🎉📖

tpixie Since he is a fellow Kansan, I feel especially obligated to! But I wish I could see him in person! 1y
Daisey If I could make it to an author event, I absolutely would, but otherwise I‘ll probably be able to resist the temptation. (edited) 1y
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JazzFeathers
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#DraculaDaily

Read up to 15 August and this is becoming Ming very gripping 🤩

Mina is really a great character and a good friend. She is definitely going above and beyond for Lucy.
I love how Stoker manages to let horror elements filtering in the story and still make it absolutely natural that the characters don't think anything of them.

Finally, news from Jonathan!

tpixie Great review! 1y
Daisey All true! 1y
dabbe Every time I reread this, I always wonder why everyone is so stupid to not figure things out. Then I realize that I have read the story many times and already know the answers! #duh Still, Stoker really does foreshadow events quite spectacularly. 🤩 1y
JazzFeathers @dabbe l know, right? That's the problem with the classics. We know them even before we read them, and we forget how reader must have felt the first time they read this story. 1y
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1. I already have a black cat 🐈‍⬛... But since he's mostly bonded to my husband, I choose an owl for me! 🦉
2. I've been working my way through the classics and finding new spooky favs more than rereading. This year I've already started the tagged!
3. Hubby and I went as Bob and Louise once. We were satisfyingly close 😂
4. Not really. I prefer thick cozy socks or none.
5. Nightmare before Christmas, Beetlejuice
6. Pumpkin beer
#hhs23

Amiable I have a black cat —and she‘s bonded with my husband as well! What‘s up with that? 😀 1y
wanderinglynn 🎃👻🙌🏻 1y
Larkken @Amiable They're so funny! I love their personalities (though it would be nice if I got cuddles sometimes, too, lol) 1y
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wanderinglynn Just checking in! How‘s your #HHS going? 14mo
Larkken @wanderinglynn thanks for checking! I have all assembled and just need to trek to the post office. 14mo
wanderinglynn @Larkken awesome! Thanks for the update! 🎃👻🧡 14mo
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JazzFeathers
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I'm so very behind with the #DraculaDaily but am trying to catch up.

Only just finished the Demetre episode. What a peculiar, and yet effective way to describe Count Dracula's arrival to Britain.

There's something strange about Lucy, but l can't put my finger on it 🤔

@Daisey @The_Book_Ninja @Meshell1313 @tpixie @graciouswarriorprincess @dabbe @eeclayton @Vansa

Vansa The entire Demeter bit is so well done. 1y
MariaW I am reading along as well. 😊 Thanks for the tip some time ago. I was recommending to a lot of my friends as well. 1y
Daisey The Demeter section was fantastic! 1y
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tpixie Love your photos! I also loved the Demeter section! 1y
JazzFeathers @MariaW It's a great experience, isn't it? I'm trying to catch up.so to read in real time again. 1y
JazzFeathers @Vansa @Daisey @tpixie A seriously haunting episode. 1y
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Daisey
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I‘ve been doing a pretty good job of staying caught up reading Dracula as it arrives through SubStack in short bitesize chunks, but I don‘t generally listen at the same time. So, today I caught up on several podcast episodes, and events with Lucy are continuing to be concerning. I‘m also ready to hear more from Mina or Jonathan.

https://open.spotify.com/show/6Mu1ME2CmFi7MpU0YrXcpx?si=DLYm2cMIRba_glgdWG9SaQ

#DraculaDaily

Daisey @The_Book_Ninja @Meshell1313 @tpixie @JazzFeathers @graciouswarriorprincess @dabbe @eeclayton @Chrys @Vansa

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Meshell1313 Yes! It seems Lucy is improving?! Loved meeting Van Helsing! 1y
Daisey @Meshell1313 If I only I thought Lucy‘s improvement would last. I was excited to meet Van Helsing. 1y
tpixie @Daisey @Meshell1313 yes! Loved meeting Van Helsing. I fear for Lucy & I am missing Mina & Jonathan ❣️ (edited) 1y
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Jess I‘ll be at Dracuthon in Philly! So fun. 1y
tpixie @Jess perfect!!! I‘m going to be out of town when Lawrence occurs, which is closest to me. I did look into St. Louis since it‘s on a Saturday, but it‘s already sold out! 1y
Meshell1313 Soo fun!!! 1y
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Meshell1313 I‘m def going to have to purchase the printed book he‘s making! Such a fun twist! 1y
tpixie @Meshell1313 yes! I really wish I could see him. I live in Kansas, and just realized he lives in Lawrence KS! 1y
dabbe Wish one was nearer to Phoenix, AZ! 😍 1y
tpixie @dabbe yes! I sent an email to our independent bookstore in Wichita, Kansas to see if they would host him! (edited) 1y
Daisey @tpixie If you can make it happen in Wichita, it needs to be a weekend so maybe I can come visit! I looked at the drive for Lawrence, but it‘s just too much for a weeknight. 1y
tpixie @Daisey ok, I‘ll request that! I need a weekend also! 1y
Graciouswarriorprincess All these are too far away for me. 😢 14mo
tpixie @Graciouswarriorprincess me too! He‘s from Lawrence Kansas so I thought maybe he would‘ve done more events in the state. 14mo
Graciouswarriorprincess @tpixie. Boo! The closest one is 3 hours away but don‘t know that I can make it work since it‘s on a Monday night. 14mo
tpixie @Graciouswarriorprincess yeah, bummer. 14mo
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Daisey
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I caught up on yesterday and today‘s letters and realized I haven‘t posted here about this reading in quite a while. Lucy & Arthur‘s letters describe very different perspectives on how things are going for Lucy. I wonder what Dr. Seward will have to say when he comes to visit.

#DraculaDaily

Daisey #DraculaDaily
@The_Book_Ninja @Meshell1313 @tpixie @JazzFeathers @graciouswarriorprincess @dabbe @eeclayton @Chrys @Vansa

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Bookwormjillk I randomly started getting these in my email. So that‘s what they‘re about! 1y
Meshell1313 Yes especially since we‘re getting so close to the wedding! Sept 28th!!! 1y
tpixie @Bookwormjillk yes! It‘s Dracula- but by date of letters corresponding with real time; as opposed how the book is published. ? Lol make sense?! There is also a podcast that reads the letters: Re: Dracula (edited) 1y
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Now I‘m fearful for beloved Mina as well as Jonathan! Not to mention Lucy!!! Dracula 🧛🏻‍♂️ 🩸 🧛🏻‍♂️ #DraculaDaily

dabbe Especially Lucy! Pinpricks on her neck, Mina? #idontthinkso 1y
tpixie @dabbe lol yes! Pinpricks 🩸 1y
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I'm so behind with the Dracula Daily reads, but today l read up to August 8. That a great part of the Demetra's log and Mina worrying about Jonathan.

Jeez that ramped up anxiety.

Of course, nothing good will come from the Demetra. Yet I'm eager to know what happened to her.
I'm also not sure what's up with Lucy.
Mina seems a very caring soul. I'm getting attached to her.

tpixie I went back and just reread everything to kind of get it flowing again. I still have a few days to catch up. I really like Mina also. And I fear for Jonathan! Where is he?! 1y
Meshell1313 Same!! I‘m worried about Lucy! Mina seems like a great friend! 1y
JazzFeathers @tpixie l really want to know too. 1y
JazzFeathers @Meshell1313 She does. An all around caring soul. 1y
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The separate strands of the story, at least some of them, are coming together. Today‘s excerpt had quite some amazing descriptions of the storm and the ship. I also think this order of already knowing what the captain wrote provides an interesting perspective to this scene. Like Mina, I also really want to know what‘s going on with Jonathan.

📷: The Last Voyage of the Demeter (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1001520/)

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dabbe It is SUCH a different read doing it this way. We get to feel time passing, and we have to wait just like Mina does to hear from Jonathan. Reading it the other way, you could just keep on plowing right through! 1y
Vansa I'm doing this too! Never realised how well written it is. 1y
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Vansa Please tag me as well! I love the line describing how the waves breaking over the small harbour are like a bullying man in. Crowds 1y
Daisey @Vansa It is so well written! I've never read it before, so I think I'm going to need to listen to the entire audio of the original as we get to the end of the book to compare. I also added you to my list! 1y
tpixie @Daisey I loved this scene! I want to read it in the original order when we‘re done as well. I just saw that this movie was out at our theaters and wondered if it was the same Demeter and it must be!! What a coinkydink!!! 1y
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It‘s been a bit since I‘ve shared anything from our Dracula reading. I‘m enjoying the ship‘s log but not so much Renfield‘s animal collections. Those can be headed nowhere good in the long run.

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JazzFeathers I'm behind with my reads too..need to catch up! 1y
The_Book_Ninja Agreed🙌🏼 1y
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Meshell1313 Absolutely agreed! Curious how our Jonathan is holding up. 🧛🏻 1y
Daisey @JazzFeathers The Dracula reads have been short enough I keep up, but it also makes it hard to have much to say. 1y
Daisey @Meshell1313 I‘m pretty much always curious about Jonathan if he‘s not mentioned! 1y
tpixie 🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️ i agree! (edited) 1y
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Things are getting a bit more intense! Jonathan tries to take action but is still trapped.

“When I ran to push it open, I found that it was hopelessly fast. I was again a prisoner, and the net of doom was closing round me more closely.”

I‘ve enjoyed having reading a few days in a row and pairing it with the podcast as well. Please let me know if you would like to be added or removed from my tag list.

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eeclayton Please add me, thanks ? This is a reread for me, and it's fascinating to follow the journal entries in real time. I've never realized how long Jonathan's "adventure" in Castle Dracula actually lasts! 1y
Daisey @eeclayton Will do! This is a first read for me, but I definitely find the real time aspect interesting. 1y
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The_Book_Ninja I never realised how good this story is 1y
tpixie @Daisey thanks! Yes the real time puts another layer on it! This is my first time also! 1y
Meshell1313 Poor Jonathan right!? These last few entries were so good! I‘m rooting for him! 🧛🏻 1y
Chrys Add me as well please! I have read this a few times over the years, but am enjoying getting it in real time 1y
JazzFeathers @The_Book_Ninja l heard from friends it was good, but it's better than l expected. @Meshell1313 Same here. I'm getting very fond of Jonathan. 1y
dabbe @eeclayton Exactly! We get to feel his dread as the days drag on and on and on. Totally different read than the way Stoker arranged it! 1y
Daisey @Chrys Added! To this tag list and the Tolkien list as well. 1y
Daisey @The_Book_Ninja @Meshell1313 @JazzFeathers @eeclayton @dabbe I agree that I‘m enjoying this more than I expected. On a first read, the time between sections can make it a little tricky to remember and keep track, but it also really adds to the level of suspense. 1y
Meshell1313 @Daisey yes exactly. Sometimes I have to go back to refresh my memory. I‘m def rooting for his escape! 1y
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After several days of nothing, I was excited to see notifications for #DraculaDaily again. These tiny snippets were not very satisfying, but I am always interested to see the tagline for the SubStack and podcast. Waiting again for more . . .

tpixie Yes! It had been quite awhile since the last snippet! (edited) 1y
The_Book_Ninja Back to it I guess☺️ 1y
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Meshell1313 I was excited to see we‘re back! I still want more! Anyone reading the other version alongside this one? I‘m curious how they compare. How different the timeline is. I might have to get a copy of Dracula just to see. 1y
dabbe It's a bit challenging to read it like this, isn't it? I felt like weeks went by, which, I guess is how I'm supposed to feel. I just don't want to lose the thread of the story. 1y
Daisey @Meshell1313 I haven‘t been, but I‘ve heard many of the entries don‘t appear until well after their date. I think I may download audio to listen through most of it again as we get closer to the end. @dabbe (edited) 1y
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I‘m catching up on a couple days of #DraculaDaily with Lucy‘s story today. These weren‘t as intense as Jonathan‘s journal, but I was amused by the Texan.

Meshell1313 Yes!!! And his slang! 😂 1y
The_Book_Ninja Been so long since we heard from Johnathan. I‘m getting worried about him 1y
JazzFeathers I loved Lucy's story too. I really like the way the cast is building, and l sense that everything we read here will be important further on. 1y
Daisey @JazzFeathers Agreed! It really like reading it like this except when there are the longer breaks between. It does make it a bit harder to keep track of everyone when I‘m reading other things in between. 1y
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