Obviously, there’s been hundreds of movie versions of these two characters. I’ve never read either book. Should I? I did read Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and quite frankly, I preferred the 1932 film.
I have tried. As God is my witness, I have tried.
I’ve read Dracula and…started Frankenstein. Never got into it.
I did, and of the two, I preferred Frankenstein.
I did, and of the two, I preferred Dracula.
Why not read them? I assume you know what they are about. A brilliant scientist on the verge of discovering the mystery of life itself, who succeeds in creating an artificial man, but ultimately loses his shit when it comes to dealing with his own creation. A timeless monster who never loses his power to terrify, in any age or setting. I enjoyed them well enough.
“Dracula” was a lot of fun; “Frankenstein” was Dullsville.
The joys of living in a small town with no library before the internet: I read some stuff all the way through which i most decidedly would not today. I prefer not to be clubbed like a baby seal by the emotions the writer wants me to experience. I put both of these books, Turn of the Screw, and Heart of Darkness in a category I call “O! The Horror!” A category I not only eschew, but would gladly wrap in iron chains and tump over the barge.
But I don’t like to suffer alone. I think you should read the books. Tell us how far you get. Book report due Tuesday.
I read both, neither is very good however. Dracula was actually a pretty bad read and Frankenstein had some parts that meandered into dribble.
I read both over 30 years ago though and have forgotten most of it.
I’ve read both and prefer Dracula, which I’ve read several times. Frankenstein is shorter but IMHO Dracula is more of a page-turner.
I’ve read Dracula twice and enjoyed it, but after a couple of swings at Frankenstein I gave up.
I “read” Frankenstein as an audio book. Haven’t gotten to Dracula.
Read both. Too long ago to remember much. I recall enjoying Frankenstein.
I’ve read Dracula many times over the years. It’s a ridiculous action story, but no more so than Die Hard or whatever your favorite action movie is. It was written in a style that was old fashioned when the book came out and so is more out of date now, but I still enjoy reading it.
I’ve only read Frankenstein once, though I started it quite a few times. It’s a difficult read, to say the least, and there’s a good story in there, but isn’t really worth it.
Both are far better than Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. And stay far away from The Phantom of the Opera.
I’ve tried to read Frankenstein, but if the action eventually picks up, it takes a heck of a long time to do it.
I’ve read them both and I liked them both. There’s not much action in Frankenstein though, if that’s what you’re looking for.
Closest I’ve gotten is reading Frankenstein Unbound by Brian Aldiss.
I read Frankenstein for a lit class in college. I do remember liking it, but it’s not at all what I expected. It was short and tragic and more of a “thinker” than modern-day horror (which is more of what I thought it’d be).
Never read Frankenstein, but I did read Dracula. It was one of the first books I read when I got into reading a few years back. I still keep it at the top of the list of my favorite books.
My mom hasn’t read Dracula, but really liked Frankenstein and keeps bugging me to read it.
If you’re choosing one, my vote is for Dracula. If you’re a fast reader. Go for both. Other than being randomly grouped together, I don’t know if they’re even in the same category.
And come to think of it, I beleive I may have started Frankenstein at some point, I don’t remember. Was there something about a boat at the beginning? In any case, I certainly didn’t read it. Or at least not past the first few chapters.
It just seemed like it would be so easy to thwart Drac- wear a choker with crosses on it. What were they thinking?