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Originally Posted by Shi'ark
I did try to read Dracula but found it far to over-rated to finish. Far from tragic figure or menacing monster I found him in the book 2 demonstrable and bland. Much the same with the other character in the story.
Some of the films are much better with actors fleshing him out much more. Now I think of it, I don’t think the book wasn’t even a big seller an till Bela Lugosi put on a diner jacket.
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Oh yeah, Dracula is simply a monster. No pathos at all. But the book offers a commentary on gender class and sexuality in Victorian times.
For a more sympathetic and developed vamp, seek the lesbian vampire short written by Le Fanu titled
Carmilla with a female empowerment theme. Fellow Irishman Le Fanu gives much more serious depth and dimension to his female main. In fact this story written earlier than Stoker's served as asource inspiration for
Dracula novel but only he reversed the gender roles.