by Esther Elizabeth Suson I was challenged by Frankie, and even though I have quite a blog backlog, I did this one first because I thrilled to the idea. My criteria: books that I can read in any mood, at any time, and still enjoy like it's the first time. Okay honestly, I've been drafting … Continue reading 10 Books I Re-read Regularly
by Esther Elizabeth Suson What is the worst thing we could do to Dracula? Not quoting it without reading, but reading it and missing the point. We fixate, instead, on the intimacy of blood-drinking, or the sadism of compulsion. Fixation. That is the bane of both Dracula- and Bible-readers. Where does the problem come in? How does … Continue reading Dracula is Not a Hipster Arsenal, and Neither is the Bible
by Esther Elizabeth Suson Tell me, how do you kill a vampire? Stake through the heart. You have to cut off its head too. How about keeping it away? Garlic, Holy Water, a cross. The Sacred Host works quite as well. What does Dracula's house look like? It's a spooky old castle. Where? Transylvania. What … Continue reading Dracula is to Paranormal Romance what the Bible is to Hearsay
The Disinterested Interpreter 