PageOfCups

Anyone else read this book? I've finished it (it was increadibly awesome) and I don't know anyone else that's read it, so I thought I'd ask what people here thought of it.

Personally I wanted the lesbian vampire to win, but you can't have everything.

Anyone else?

GypsyScarlett

Hi,

I read Carmilla years ago and loved it. It doesn't get the attention it deserves, considering it predated Dracula by 25 years.

I find Lefanu hit or miss, however. Some of his stories I loved- others were sort of blah.

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GypsyScarlett

PageOfCups

I've never read any of his other work. It took me over a year to get hold of Carmilla. Would you recomend any of his others? His writing style was a bit distracting (most likely due to the out dated laguage) but the story was really engaging.

GypsyScarlett

This website has all of Lefanu's works, including his novels and short stories. Joseph Sheridan LeFanu - Biography and Works Green Tea is probably his most famous.

Have you read Algernon Blackwood? I find his style much more approachable than Lefanu. Ancient Sorceries is a really cool story. Its also online if you google it.

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GypsyScarlett

PageOfCups

Thanks ^.^ I'll have to look into it.

And no I haven't. I'm not a huge fan of classic literature and for the most part it bores the hell out of me since the ones that last long enough tend to be a genre I'm not at all interested in. But every now and then I'll find one that I really love, like The Phantom of the Opera. But I will look into that Blackwood story. The title sounds really interesting.