tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9253465.post2918899864659332479..comments2023-07-03T07:40:14.217-05:00Comments on AiJahya: Twilight? Seriously?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9253465.post-71533183613702076352008-12-22T22:54:00.000-06:002008-12-22T22:54:00.000-06:00You absolutely, absolutely, absolutely need to rea...You absolutely, absolutely, absolutely need to read Carpathian Castle by Jules Verne if you haven't. While not explicitly a vampire story, it is set in Transylvania and therefore steeped in the lore of the land (some of my dad's relations came from that region, so we have fantastic family stories, including one my great-uncle loves to tell about how we're direct descendants of Vlad the Impaler... which makes a really cool story but I doubt the truth of it...). It also is an amazing spin on the traditional "Gothic romance" of the time. And Jules Verne is *the* master, so it's automatically better than anything written today in my opinion. I think you'd enjoy it. :)<BR/><BR/>(oh, and if people want a good romance--as I often hear about Twilight--read Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne. most especially if you are a bibliophile like me. it's a necessity.)Sarah M. Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15574704491382351713noreply@blogger.com