While looking for cheesy romance novels, Anna stumbled upon the free book section. Within this vast library of harlequin greatness are some great classics...
Not wanting to pay for my a new book, I decided to download a handful and work my way through them. This week (really a couple weeks ago, I'm slow at this blogging thing): The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Dracula
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irvine
Washington Irvine's classic tale of heroism, bravery, love and decapitation.....okay, maybe just love and decapitation....well, mainly just decapitation. Even though I knew how the story went, I still found myself hoping Ichabod Crane would pop out of the woods and belt into song...or something like that. Great short story, makes me want to visit the New England states in the fall..but NOT at night.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The vampire genre has exploded as of late...with all the tweeny-bopper blood suckers out there, we tend to forget the original. I had to give it a second look, "Is Dracula REALLY a classic?" After reading it again...YES. It is told through a series of diary entries, newspaper clippings and letters. For most of the book, it makes the reader discern for him/herself what is really going on. Modern vampire fans won't enjoy it because they know too much about what a vampire is, but reading it with an older mindset and allowing yourself to get sucked into the early 19th century, you won't be diasapointed. No half naked werewolves in this story, but a monster so evil that not even the mighty Edward Cullen could stand up to it.
That's all for now...next time: Gulliver's Travels
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