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Bram Stoker's Dracula. I've had it on the shelf for most of my life but for some reason, never picked it up. I was intrigued by the notion of "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" was based on a fractional part of a chapter of this book, so I decided to pick it up and read it. I was not expecting it to be as brilliant as it is. I understand a lot of classics are considered brilliant, but this book remains brilliant in how it's written and presented. It's just a joy to read.
Dracula is very good. What I find interesting is with all the re-imaginings out there, sometimes you don't really know what happened in the original story. For example, I was quite surprised when I read the actual classics like Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Peter Pan etc.
BTW how is The Last Voyage of the Demeter? I haven't watched it yet.
I didn't watch it yet either, but the reviews here say it was a wasted opportunity. I still plan to watch it eventually. But yes, the very old classics really have some interesting tidbits and style. I feel like modern authors could learn a lot by revisiting them.