There have been books that have occasionally been on my reading list.

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There have been books that have occasionally been on my reading list. I read Frankenstein because it's always being used in pop culture. It's the exact opposite of the Care Bears version. Now I'm reading Dracula. I'm between 2/3 and 3/4 of the way through it. If the writer was paid by the word count, he'd be obscenely wealthy. It's like reading Shakespeare, but with words that are recognizable. Hamlet's famous speech could be summed up in a couple of sentences. Most of Dracula is made up of diary entries. The language is so flowery that I have to find chapter explanations. Is it that difficult in Victorian times to just get to the point? "We were worried about Arthur's emotional and physical well-being when confronted the undead body of Lisa. He faced his task with great resolve. The piercing cries didn't phase him as we expected. When it was over he looked relieved of the emotional burdens he had carried." Two pages condensed into a short paragraph. (I sanitized it to not upset anyone.) #books #Dracula #review