Well, I finally did it! I’ve tried reading this several times, and always eventually just got distracted and left it without coming back. But this time I made it! 

The most interesting part of this book was noticing all the little things that have made it into popular culture. I knew some of the little things that were references to Dracula in different movies and things, but not quite the extent of it! Honestly every other chapter I was like “ohhh, that’s where that comes from!” or “ohhh, this show is a reference to this scene!”. So that was really cool! 

I will say, the book itself just is too long. The story is good, and I liked the characters, but it felt like it dragged. It could have been cut down (but then again, would it have had all the same cultural impacts if it was cut back? who knows!). I had to force myself to finish (and I’m glad I did!).