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bleodswean ([personal profile] bleodswean) wrote in [community profile] the_scent_of_lilacs2025-03-15 12:33 pm
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Bram Stoker - Dracula Book Club

 
Book discussion here. Starting with Jonathan Harker's Journal 

The Source Material, eh? 

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Dracula, by Bram Stoker.
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[personal profile] earthspirits 2025-03-16 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Stoker is indeed brilliant, and I love his lush Victorian prose.

And I agree, when (some) modern folks read Dracula, they may not realize that this is THE source material, the original granddaddy of all the Dracula / Nosferatu versions that have followed.

Yes, novel Harker is a more interesting character that how he's depicted in films.

As I re-read the book, I'll have more thoughts to share.

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[personal profile] earthspirits 2025-03-16 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds fun, E.! : )
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[personal profile] erimia 2025-03-22 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, the adaptations are quite infamous for flattening Jonathan, and frankly also everyone else. Characterization is one of Stoker's strongest points, and it baffles me that me that directors spend more effort on trying to follow the meandering and undewhelming plot of the book while not paying much attention to the characters.

Jonathan's time in the castle is, like everything, is usually very rushed in the movies. It's easily the best part of the book for me, though I wish it did more with developing Dracula's character and exploring his castle, which Stoker appears to be ultimately disinterested in doing.