tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401276.post3359440353785540524..comments2023-09-23T07:23:46.408-06:00Comments on cucullus non facit monachum: Review - DraculaOkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401276.post-77114492645115926892010-11-16T16:45:35.410-07:002010-11-16T16:45:35.410-07:00I also made the effort to shed the cultural extras...I also made the effort to shed the cultural extras attached to Dracula and read it for Halloween. It was tricky but worth it. Dracula was enjoyable; and in a way that I had to wonder at some of the trajectories its legacy has taken. That Dracula (however obliquely viewed) was Evil was perfect.<br /><br />It was much creepier than I had anticipated and much of it has to do with what you said, that "the slower pacing created a greater sense of anxiety and apprehension."<br /><br />~LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401276.post-50328817622524107182010-11-09T17:03:55.007-07:002010-11-09T17:03:55.007-07:00I've had that sitting on my shelf for forever ...I've had that sitting on my shelf for forever and have yet to pick it up. Now I must! Thanks for the review!Oddyoddyo13https://www.blogger.com/profile/05557994037779209704noreply@blogger.com