I plan to start reading more in general since I've primarily read non-fiction books. I'm going to start reading Dracula tonight.Is the original book still the most recommended way to experience it, the 1897 edition?
>>24765720I read it recently, the free Gutenberg epub. I think it peaks in the early chapters and overstays too much. I think there are better options if you want to pick up the habit desu
btw i'm (>>24765729) also a non fiction reader who picked dracula as a way to get more into fiction. I'm reading now the dream of x by hodgson and it's way more interesting I have some problems with dracula other than its length: for example is the vampirism really a trance as described? If so why are they concerned with the soul of the person affected by it? And the use of the eucharist is sacrilegious. Van Helsing is catholic but no catholic in history would ever do what he did some times. Bram Stoker had no knowledge of catholicism
I read after having not read for a while last year. It's quite long and gets progressively weaker as it goes on but I enjoyed it overall.
What do you mean by most recommended way to experience it? It's a book. Read it.A few years ago some people made a service where you'd get each letter paced as if they were delivered in real time. I don't think that's the definitive but it's a pretty interesting way to interact with an epistolary novel.
I read it in the winter and alternated between reading it when I was at home and listening to it in audiobook form while going for walks by the lake or along the trail at night time. I would recommend it. It was an old librevox recording with multiple readers, all recording in low quality, and you could occasionally hear things like cars driving by. Extremely cozy.I think the parts at the castle and the parts with Lucy are the peak and then it's not as good but still worthwhile.
>>24765834For me the peak is the coming storm in the shore description. It never again hits that high
>>24765848Yes. That part is good. For some reason I don't remember it super clearly. I liked the journals from the crew on the boat as well.
>>24765812Basically what I meant with it as there is a lot of editions with the book is there maybe one that is considered better than the OG. I'd want the original experience and all was just curious since I notice the editions have varying lengths
Also it feels so surreal talking in a normal way on 4chan lol. I go to /v/ a lot and it literally feels like some fever dream having people respond seriously to me and not call me a troon or faggot in every sentence
>>24765890Read the original. Avoid the heavily "annotated" editions that float around. Some notes about historical trivial here and there are nice, but heavy commentators about random shit of the book are usually to be biased and sour your experience.Yes, is a good book. Especially to read in October. My recommendation is you read it slowly and maybe put some music while doing it. Is one of these books you only get to experience the ending once.
>>24765901/v/ is one of the most retarded boards on the site. /vr/ is a big step up in discourse. /lit/ is relatively good but not as good as it was ten years ago. Plenty of trans deranged chuds hanging out on every board at this point. Believe it or not, /mu/ used to be worthwhile.
>>24765919The thing is /vr/ has a more exclusive use and if I wanna talk about something generally or I guess something newer too /vr/ isn't really the place for it.Even though funny thing is I actually don't play new shit that much at all really lol
