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well i think the book made so much success as its represents dracula in a contextual story and not just as a blood sucking vampire....

I loved the book, and loved Dracula the 1976 movie, not the other ones they did. I think at that time in history, many stories of demons and angels were surfacing and all were quite bland. He was a pioneer.

Thats awesome i loved the Book good thread ty :)

it's one of my favorite books!!
I think it become so popular because Stoker make shim more human

I have the book. Twice a year I read it. He bring the characters to life I guess for me.

I agree, he humanized (is that a word) *shrugs* instead of protraying him as just another blood sucker.

well i have the book and alsothe movie and i realy like it it givs sort of a sual to dracula which is nice.

"Dracula" is and was the first look into the *life* of a vampire...yes I know the book *Vampyre* was first,yet this version looked into his past,why he hated the church,etc.if anyone knows the origins of Stokers book,on how he came up with the ideas,then you know it was a whim that he named it Dracula.

well i have yet to read the book, i have seen the movie(not a very big reader) but i still have an interest in reading the book, soon

I think its simply a classic everyone falls for :)

Pretty amazing, and look how far it has extended throughout the years.

I had actually never read the novel properly until I bought a copy on ebay last year (turns out to be a 1947 print) and I was surprised how little Dracula features in the book. Because of the way it's written (journal entries and letters by the main characters) we only see Dracula according to their experiences, which more often than not is while they're asleep.

I suppose one of the main attractions is the mystery of the character. Stoker knew that less is more.

Funny enough but I think the book has lost popularity...I mean the movies based on the novel are a huge success but I'm surprised to find so many have read this. It's a large novel that gets a little slow here and there...I enjoyed it but I do prefer the modern transformation of Dracula and vampires in general into a much more tragic and romantic hero.

i dont know nothing about this book ill have to check it out i love reading

well.... lets c im not for books but i think this one made progress becous of all the vampire lovers out there like myself and probely evrey one els on this site

I bought the book as a Valentine's present for my fiance last year. We've read it together a couple of times and have enjoyed it immensely. Like others have said, I think the popularity is from the humanization of the characters. All of the journal entries and letters in the book gave a lot of insight into the characters and their situation. So I related to them more.

This was the first vampire book I had ever read. At age 10, it was a very difficult read and seemed to take forever.... almost a year. I've reread it a few times since, most recently after the release of the movie and I always find little things I somehow missed during a reread.

I think it gained much of its popularity and notariety based on the fact that it is one of "the" books to read when it comes to vampire literature.

I think the book put into words the fears (and possibly desires) of most people of the day that they could not otherwise discuss in an acceptable manner. By discussing the book, they were also discussing their fears and desires. It also gives insight, I think, into the Victorian views on what was appropriate as far as sexual desires went, and a few social stereotypes as well. It also says something about the homogeneity of humans since all these years later it is still sparking the same fears and desires it did when originally published.

The book is simply amazing. I did a huge project on it in my last year of high school. The literary elements are woven seemlessly into the plot, and the plot has certainly withstood the test of time. The characters are marvelous . . . And Dracula calls to a part of many of us that society would wish to remain buried.

A brilliant book.

Like I had posted before, this is one of my all time favorite books to read. Like you vampirewriter I read the book as a child but, much younger than you were I was about 8 at the time. And I really liked the book. The movie is a good one don't get me wrong. But, there is nothing like your own imagination to see the characters as you see fit into your mind. :)

I own 3 copies of it...trying to start a collection of the different versions of the cover

After reading this thread I decided to go out and buy the novel. Only up to chapter 3 but I'm enjoying it so far.

Good book, but I think that many people should learn about the real Count Vlad of Romania.

see I think the book has simply touch a part of the human mind, the part that needs something primal. Think about it, it's abook with something for both sexs, from the romance, the action, the horror, the hot sex, everything. And the seduction I think is what make not just this book, but the whole idea of vampires so apealing to the masses. And it has a bit of the taboo, with a sort canibalism as it were with the whole consumption of human blood. The masses have always been intreaged by both the sexy and the macarb (spelled wrong)

I think it was very good..

In most cultures,the vampire is taboo,in the 21st Century

OOPs...in the 21 Century, the vampire is still taboo.Look how the media calls *goths* vampire cults and such.

Its extremely well written, and the way he portrays the characters makes everything come to life. You can relate to the book so much more!

This is one of my favorite books and movie. I have read the book three times and seen the movie about 5 times and always can watch it again. Stoker's Dracula is great.